Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking, Tobacco, Tobacco Dependence, Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Tobacco, Gender Identity Minority, Sexual Identity Minority, Cessation, Intervention, Young Adults, Social Media, Internet, Cigarette
Brief summary
The 2-year research plan will test the Extended Put It Out Project (POP-6) in a pilot randomized trial (N=168) compared to TSP-6, as well as comparing POP-6 and TSP-6 to the POP-3 and TSP-3 interventions from a previously-conducted trial. Participants will be young adults who smoke, identify as sexual or gender minorities (SGM), and use Facebook. Primary outcome will be biochemically verified 7-day abstinence from smoking at 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes will be a quit attempt (y/n), stage of change, and thoughts about tobacco abstinence at 3 and 6 months.
Detailed description
Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) a 6-month Facebook-delivered intervention addressing tobacco use, tailored to SGM young adults; or (2) a 6-month Facebook intervention targeting tobacco use. Both interventions will include 180 days of Facebook-based messages and activities tailored to participants' readiness to quit smoking. Assessments will occur at baseline, 3, and 6 months follow-up. Assessments will include measures on smoking, thoughts about abstinence, and SGM identity experiences. All participants who report no past 7-day smoking will be asked to give biochemical verification of smoking status with saliva nicotine test kits that will be mailed to participants.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPOP-6:
90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use and tailored to SGM young adults Drug: nicotine patch 14-day supply of nicotine patch
BEHAVIORALTSP-6:
90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use Drug: nicotine patch 14-day supply of nicotine patch
Sponsors
Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* read English * between 18 and 25 years of age * indicate they use Facebook most (≥ 4) days per week * have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 4 or more days of the week * identifies as SGM * lives in California
Exclusion criteria
* do not read English * are not between 18 and 25 years of age * indicate they do not use Facebook most (≥ 4) days per week * have not smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 4 or more days of the week * does not identify as SGM * does not live in California
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 3 months | 3 months post baseline | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 3 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. |
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months | 6 months post baseline | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 6 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in cigarettes smoked by at least 50% | 3 and 6 months post baseline | Reduction will be assessed at 3 and 6 month follow-ups |
| Tobacco use quit attempts | 3 and 6 months post baseline | A Smoking Questionnaire will assess the presence and number of 24 hr quit attempts since the last assessment, used to calculate presence of at least one quit attempt (y/n) in the assessment time period. This questionnaire has good internal consistency and construct validity, and is routinely used in smoking treatment research. |
| Readiness to quit tobacco | 3 and 6 months post baseline | Proportion of participants ready to quit smoking in the next month assessed at 3 and 6 months. |
| Thoughts About Tobacco Abstinence | 3 and 6 months post baseline | The 4-item Thoughts About Abstinence Form, will measure thoughts about abstinence (desire to quit, abstinence self-efficacy, and perceived difficulty of quitting) on a scale from 1 (least) to 10(most), and abstinence goal as no goal, intermediary goal (e.g., reduced smoking), or total abstinence. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed