A Scalable E-Health Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 25
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Treatment utilization
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This phase I trial studies how well Flexiquit+ helps young adult smokers who identify as a sexual and/or gender minority to quit or cut down on smoking. Flexiquit+ is an avatar-led, web-based intervention that can help smokers quit or cut back on how much they smoke cigarettes and/or vape, reducing their chances of developing tobacco-related health conditions.
Detailed Description
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Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Participants are followed up with at 2 months.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants must self-identify as a sexual and/or gender minority (i.e., a sexual orientation other than straight and/or gender that doesn't match sex assigned at birth)
- •Participants must currently reside in the United States and anticipate remaining in the United States for the duration of the study (2 months)
- •Participants must self-report smoking at least 1 cigarette per day in the 30 days prior to screening
- •Participants must self-report having at least weekly internet access for the next two months
- •Participants must self-report being willing and able to stream video online for this study
- •Participants must self-report current use of a personal email account
- •Participants must self-report current use of text messaging
- •Participants must self-report that they are interested in participating in the study for themselves (versus [vs] someone else)
- •Participants must self-report that they are not currently taking part in any other smoking cessation treatment such as the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, Zyban, in-person counseling, telephone counseling, using a web-based or app-based cessation program
- •Participants must self-report that they have not participated in one of our prior smoking cessation studies, including the user-centered research conducted in the development of Flexiquit+
- •Participants must self-report that they are comfortable reading, writing, and speaking English
- •Participants must self-report that they understand and agree to the conditions of compensation
- •Participants must self-report that they are not currently incarcerated in a prison
- •Participants must be willing to use the Flexiquit+ program, complete the study assessments, and sign an online consent form
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Computer-Assisted Smoking Cessation Intervention (Behavioral)
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Text Message (Other)
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Handout (Other)
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Questionnaire Administration (Other)
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Quality-of-Life Assessment (Other)
Prevention (Flexiquit+, text message, handout)
Individuals will be recruited to use the Flexiquit+ program consisting of 6 sessions, each lasting approximately 25 minutes. Participants will also receive text messages providing motivational messages and review information discussed in the program. At the end of the intervention, participants will receive an email with all of the session handouts.
Intervention: Survey Administration (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Treatment utilization
Time Frame: Enrollment up to 2 months
Will be determined by the server-recorded number of logins and the number of sessions completed. Frequencies (for categorical variables) or means and standard deviations (for continuous variables) will be reported for treatment utilization and satisfaction. Tables with N (%) or mean (standard deviation) by treatment arm will be provided.
Treatment satisfaction: survey
Time Frame: Enrollment up to 2 months
Will be determined using 12 items on the 2-month outcome survey. Frequencies (for categorical variables) or means and standard deviations (for continuous variables) will be reported for treatment utilization and satisfaction. Categorical ratings for treatment satisfaction questions will be dichotomized as "somewhat", "mostly", or "very" useful versus (vs.) lower ratings. Tables with N (%) or mean (standard deviation) by treatment arm will be provided.
Secondary Outcomes
- Smoking cessation rate(At 2 months post-enrollment)
- Change in motivation to quit smoking(From baseline to 2-month follow-up)