Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Homeless Smokers
- Conditions
- SmokingHomeless Persons
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT01789710
- Lead Sponsor
- Duke University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of an internet-based contingency management program for smoking cessation in persons who are homeless. Thirty homeless smokers will be enrolled in the study. Participants will receive payment based on their own low carbon monoxide readings, which indicate being quit from smoking. Participants will be prescribed nicotine replacement (patches and either gum or lozenge)and bupropion. All participants will receive a four sessions of smoking cessation counseling, and will be trained to perform carbon monoxide monitoring with a device provided by the study. They will also be provided with a mobile phone equipped with a video camera, and will use this equipment at home to monitor their carbon monoxide . Participants will record videos of themselves taking a carbon monoxide reading and displaying the results, and will upload the videos to a secured website that is only accessible by the research team members and the participant. Payment will be based on providing carbon monoxide readings that indicate abstinence.
The study is designed to address the following aims:
Specific Aim 1: To evaluate whether it is feasible to use internet-based contingency management for helping smokers who are homeless stop smoking.
Specific Aim 2: To evaluate how effective internet-based contingency managementis on decreasing smoking in smokers who are homeless.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
- must be a Veteran who is eligible for care within the VA system;
- must be currently homeless or have been homeless more than twice in the past year period;
- must have current smoking status of at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year (verified with breath carbon monoxidemeasurement);
- must be aged 18 to 70;
- must be English speaker
- Pregnancy;
- Any substance use disorder in any of the following drug categories: opioids, cocaine, alcohol, sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens, or drugs categorized as "other" per the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV.
- Urine drug screen results positive for cocaine, amphetamines, stimulants, opioids, or hallucinogens;
- Not stable on medications for the study period;
- Use of any other forms of nicotine such as cigars, pipes, or chewing tobacco;
- Participants may be excluded if they have a seizure disorder, uncontrolled diabetes or an eating disorder;
- Prior history of hepatitis or cirrhosis; current hepatitis or cirrhosis
- Score less than 80 on Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Active Contingency Management Nicotine replacement therapy All participants are assigned to a single arm, active contingency management. In this arm, participants are provided monetary rewards for remaining abstinent from smoking. Active Contingency Management Contingency Management All participants are assigned to a single arm, active contingency management. In this arm, participants are provided monetary rewards for remaining abstinent from smoking. Active Contingency Management Bupropion All participants are assigned to a single arm, active contingency management. In this arm, participants are provided monetary rewards for remaining abstinent from smoking.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Breath carbon monoxide Throughout study - one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Saliva cotinine 2 months, 3 months, 6 months When the body processes nicotine, it produces cotinine. Cotinine can be found in saliva.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
VA Medical Center
🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United States