A Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Tailored Intensive Smoking Cessation Intervention in Persons With HIV (PWHs)

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01106638

Enrollment

147

Registered

2010-04-20

Start date

2009-12-31

Completion date

2011-04-30

Last updated

2018-04-27

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Conditions

AIDS, HIV Infections, Smoking

Keywords

HIV, AIDS, Smoking, Tobacco, Cessation, Tobacco use in persons living with HIV/AIDS

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intensive, eight session behavioral intervention is superior to standard care in achieving abstinence from cigarettes in smokers living with HIV/AIDS.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPositively Smoke Free

An eight session, group therapy intervention targeting smokers living with HIV/AIDS

BEHAVIORALStandard care

Advice to quit, smoking cessation brochure, and offer of nicotine patches

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* HIV-infection * current cigarette smoker * high motivation to quit

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Three month point-prevalence abstinence from cigarettes	3 months post-intervention

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Three month continuous abstinence from cigarettes	Three months post-intervention

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026