About this trial
This study's long-term goal is to improve clinical outcomes among smokers living with HIV (SLWH) by providing smoking cessation interventions in HIV clinical care that will increase the chances of quitting smoking, limits costs and burden on staff and reach many smokers living with HIV.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Status as HIV+
Age 18 or older
Currently smokes ≥ 5 CPD, on average, in past month
Positive for salivary cotinine
Disqualifiers
Suffers from any medical condition or contraindication precluding use of nicotine replacement therapy
Current use of any tobacco cessation medications (varenicline, NRT patch, nicotine gum, lozenge, spray or inhaler, or bupropion)
Currently participating in a smoking cessation program
Pregnant or nursing and plans to be in next 6 months
Trial design
Factorial
Treatments tested in this trial
Motivational Interviewing (MI) Counseling
BehavioralSix sessions of phone counseling over 10-12 weeks with MI counselor trained in motivational interviewing and tobacco use treatment.
Peer Mentoring
BehavioralEight sessions of informal counseling with an experienced peer former smoker living with HIV to model healthy behavior and provide practical advice and tips for quitting based on their lived experience.
Skills-based Text Messaging
BehavioralNCI's 8-week text messaging smoking cessation program, smokefreeTXT.gov.
Combination NRT
DrugIf they smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day (CPD), participants will receive 2 weeks of 21 mg patches, 2 weeks of 14 mg patches and 2 weeks of 7 mg patches; if they smoke less than 10 CPD, participants will receive 4 weeks of 14 mg patches and 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive either 2 or 4 mg of nicotine lozenges for a total of up to 20 lozenges per day.
Treatment groups
16
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Biochemically-validated 7-day point prevalence smoking abstinence among SLWH in HIV clinical care
Self-reported 7-day cigarette PPA (point prevalence abstinence), with biochemical verification of CO (carbon monoxide) ≤6 ppm and negative salivary cotinine
Secondary outcomes
Self-reported 30-day PPA
Self-reported 30-day cigarette PPA (point prevalence abstinence)
Self-reported 7-day PPA
Self-reported 7-day cigarette PPA (point prevalence abstinence) with carbon monoxide verification (\<=6 ppm)
Self-reported 30-day PPA
Self-reported 30-day cigarette PPA (point prevalence abstinence)
Quit attempts
Number of quit attempts (of at least 24 hours) in last 7 days and since last assessment
Sponsors and contacts
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New York University
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator