SmokefreeSGM Español Pilot, Beta Testing a Text-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority(SGM) Groups Preferring Spanish Language
Not Applicable
Suspended
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: SmokefreeSGM
- Registration Number
- NCT06487806
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- SUSPENDED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Beta testing group SmokefreeSGM -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States