Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (one's sexual or gender identity), and intersex(LGBTQI)
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test the usability, engagement and acceptability of SmokefreeSGM Español, a culturally and linguistically tailored version of SmokefreeSGM, among Spanish-speaking SGM smokers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSmokefreeSGM
Participants will be asked to set a quit date within the next 15 days before being enrolled in the SmokefreeSGM Español text messaging program. They will be mailed a 6-week supply of nicotine patches. The participants will get daily text messages for 6 weeks that will encourage them to quit smoking.
Sponsors
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Currently live in the United States * Have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, smoke every day, and smoke ≥ 5 cigarettes a day * Are willing to quit smoking in the next 15 days * Have a cell phone number with an unlimited short message service (SMS) plan * Have a positive cotinine saliva test to indicate their smoking status * Speak fluent Spanish
Exclusion criteria
* Have a prepaid cell phone plan (pay-as-you-go plan) * Have a cell phone number that does not work and/or is registered to someone else * Have inadequate equipment/devices (i.e., webcam, speakers, mic) for participating in telehealth sessions via Microsoft Teams, Webex, or Zoom AND cannot meet in-person * Pregnant or breastfeeding persons (nicotine patches are not generally recommended to this groups since nicotine can affect fetal and neonatal brain development) * Contraindication for nicotine patches. Absolute contraindications include: severe eczema or serious skin conditions, allergy to nicotine patches, pregnancy, breastfeeding, heart attack in the past 2 months, ongoing angina, peptic ulcer disease, arrhythmia, or uncontrolled blood pressure. Potential contraindications include: stroke in the past 6 months, insulin therapy, and a current diagnosis of liver, kidney, or heart disease. Study participants reporting a potential contraindication will require approval from their primary care provider and/or other treating physician (e.g., psychiatrist) to use nicotine patches. If the request is denied or not returned in 2 weeks, potential study participants will be excluded from the study. * Current use of tobacco cessation medications * Current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) (i.e., (e.g., cigar, cigarillo, little cigar, pipe, Hookah) * Enrollment in another smoking cessation study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Usability as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS) | end of intervention (1month after quit date) | This is a 10-item questionnaire. Total score ranges from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating greater usability and a score above 75 indicating better outcome |
| Engagement with the text-messaging program as assessed by number of text messages a participant sends, including replies to the bidirectional texts messages of SmokefreeSGM Español program | end of intervention (1month after quit date) | — |
| Acceptability at 1 month as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS) | end of intervention (1month after quit date) | This is a 10-item questionnaire. Total score ranges from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating greater acceptability |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed