Ethnic Microaggressions and Smoking Behaviors Among Latinx Adults
- Conditions
- Discrimination, RacialSmoking
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task
- Registration Number
- NCT05490927
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Houston
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether microaggressions relate to multimodal facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving. Additionally, the second aim is to examine whether smoking deprivation moderates the relation between microaggressions and multiple facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving.
- Detailed Description
This proposal will employ a novel multi-modal approach to evaluate the role of microaggressions in relation to smoking lapse and topography among a sample of Latinx smokers. Adult Latinx daily smokers will attend two counterbalanced experimental sessions - (1) smoking deprivation (16 hours of smoking abstinence) and (2) smoking as usual - during which microaggressions during the relapse analog task will be assessed.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Current regular (daily) cigarette smoking for >= 1 year
- Current smoking >= 5 cig/day and biochemically confirmed via carbon monoxide (CO) analysis
- Being self-identified as Hispanic or Latino
- Able to provide written, informed consent
- Endorsement of at least one microaggression experience over the past 6-months
- Endorsement of current psychotic symptoms
- Active suicidality
- Currently pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Smoking Deprivation Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task 16 hours of smoking abstinence prior to experimental visit. Smoking as Usual Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task Smoking as usual prior to experimental visit.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Smoking Behaviors During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) Smoking behaviors will be operationally defined as smoking topography (e.g., puff behavior) measured via the Clinical Research Support System (CReSS; Plowshare Technologies, Borgwaldt KC, Inc., Virginia).
Subjective Withdrawal During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) The 8-item Minnesota Withdrawal Scale will be used to assesses withdrawal severity. Each of the items are rated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 4. Items are summed to produce a total score with higher scores indicative of worse outcomes (possible range 0-32).
Urge/Craving During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) Smoking urge/craving will be measured with the 10-item Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-B). Each of the items are rated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Items are summed to create two subscale scores and a total score with higher scores indicative of worse outcomes (possible range 7-70).
Smoking Lapse Behaviors During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) Smoking Lapse Behaviors will be measured during the Relapse Analogue Task (RAT), during which participants are able to delay smoking for a small financial reward. For this task, Smoking Lapse Behaviors are conceptualized as two variables: (a) minutes in time of smoking delay (possible range -50 to +50) and (b) number of cigarettes smoked
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Treatment Outcomes, and Racial Equity
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States