Improving Nicotine Patch Adherence Among Latino HIV-Positive Smokers

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02190643

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-15

Start date

2013-04-30

Completion date

2016-03-31

Last updated

2016-04-06

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Conditions

Smoking

Keywords

Smoking, HIV, Latino, Cessation, Nicotine patch

Brief summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate a smoking cessation program for Latino HIV-positive smokers focused on improving adherence to using the nicotine skin patch.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCessation counseling with adherence focus

BEHAVIORALCessation counseling without adherence focus

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years or older * Latino * HIV positive * current, daily smoker * ready to set quit date in next 30 days * willing to try the nicotine patch

Exclusion criteria

* suffering from any medical condition which would prevent using the nicotine patch * currently using other tobacco products or e-cigarettes * currently receiving counseling or medication to quit or reduce smoking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Continuous abstinence	3 months post-quit date	No smoking from the target quit date through the 3-month follow-up
biochemically-verified 7-day point prevalence abstinence	3 months post-quit date	No smoking in the 7 prior days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Nicotine patch adherence	3 months post-quit date

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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