Ethnic Microaggressions and Smoking Behaviors Among Latinx Adults

University of Houston90 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine whether microaggressions relate to multimodal facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving. Additionally, the second aim is to examine whether smoking deprivation moderates the relation between microaggressions and multiple facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving.

This proposal will employ a novel multi-modal approach to evaluate the role of microaggressions in relation to smoking lapse and topography among a sample of Latinx smokers. Adult Latinx daily smokers will attend two counterbalanced experimental sessions - (1) smoking deprivation (16 hours of smoking abstinence) and (2) smoking as usual - during which microaggressions during the relapse analog task will be assessed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking Discrimination, Racial

Interventions

Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue TaskBEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in a microaggression recall task followed by the McKee Experimental Relapse Analogue Task

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years of age or older * Current regular (daily) cigarette smoking for \>= 1 year * Current smoking \>= 5 cig/day and biochemically confirmed via carbon monoxide (CO) analysis * Being self-identified as Hispanic or Latino * Able to provide written, informed consent * Endorsement of at least one microaggression experience over the past 6-months Exclusion Criteria: * Endorsement of current psychotic symptoms * Active suicidality * Currently pregnant

Locations (1)

RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Treatment Outcomes, and Racial Equity

Houston, Texas, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Smoking Behaviors

Smoking behaviors will be operationally defined as smoking topography (e.g., puff behavior) measured via the Clinical Research Support System (CReSS; Plowshare Technologies, Borgwaldt KC, Inc., Virginia).

Time frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days)

Subjective Withdrawal

The 8-item Minnesota Withdrawal Scale will be used to assesses withdrawal severity. Each of the items are rated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 4. Items are summed to produce a total score with higher scores indicative of worse outcomes (possible range 0-32).

Time frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days)

Urge/Craving

Smoking urge/craving will be measured with the 10-item Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-B). Each of the items are rated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Items are summed to create two subscale scores and a total score with higher scores indicative of worse outcomes (possible range 7-70).

Time frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days)

Smoking Lapse Behaviors

Smoking Lapse Behaviors will be measured during the Relapse Analogue Task (RAT), during which participants are able to delay smoking for a small financial reward. For this task, Smoking Lapse Behaviors are conceptualized as two variables: (a) minutes in time of smoking delay (possible range -50 to +50) and (b) number of cigarettes smoked

Time frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days)

Central Contacts

Brooke Y Kauffman, Ph.D.

CONTACT

(713) 743-8056 bkauffma@central.uh.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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