Mobile Smoking Treatment for Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Impacto (Mobile App)

• Registration Number: NCT06586034
• Lead Sponsor: University of Houston

Brief Summary

The specific aims of the project are to develop and test a mobile application for smoking cessation for Hispanic individuals who smoke called Impacto.

Detailed Description

A total of 56 Hispanic individuals who smoke will be recruited for this project. Six (6) participants will complete usability/functionality testing of Impacto 2.0 in the English language for both iOS and Android. Following usability/functionality testing, a field test with 50 adult Hispanic individuals who smoke (50% English-speaking and 50% Spanish-speaking) will be recruited nationally and will receive Impacto 2.0 (50% Android and iOS platforms).

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-06
• Study Start: 2025-04
• Primary Completion: 2026-02
• Study Completion: 2026-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. being Hispanic, 2) at least 18 years of age, 2) currently smoking (i.e., at least 5 cigarettes/day) biochemically verified by a CO > 7, 3), meeting criteria for high AS (cut-off score of 5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index), 4) motivation to quit > 5 on a 10 pt. scale, 5) able to provide informed consent, 6) has daily access to their own iPhone or Android smartphone, and 7) is a fluent English or Spanish speaker.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. current participation in substance abuse treatment, 2) in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression, 3) concurrent use of medication for anxiety or depression, 4) active suicidality (ideation, intent, and/or plan), or 5) current psychosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Impacto	Impacto (Mobile App)	This is the mobile application to be developed and evaluated in this project.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
7-Day Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence	End of treatment (Week 8)	7-day point prevalence smoking status (verification via carbon monoxide).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety Sensitivity	Baseline, week 4, and end of treatment (Week 8)	Anxiety sensitivity will be assessed using the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index (SSASI).