A Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The 2-year research plan will test the Put It Out Project (POP) in a pilot randomized trial (N=120) compared to TSP and two historical control conditions. Participants will be young adults who smoke, identify as sexual or gender minorities, and use Facebook. The primary outcome will be biochemically verified 7-day abstinence from smoking at 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes will be a quit attempt (y/n), stage of change, and thoughts about tobacco abstinence at 3 and 6 mos.

Detailed Description
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Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) a Facebook-delivered intervention addressing tobacco use, tailored to SGM young adults; or (2) a 3-month Facebook intervention targeting tobacco use. Both interventions will include 90 days of Facebook-based messages and activities tailored to participants' readiness to quit smoking. Assessments will occur at baseline, 3, and 6 months follow-up. Assessments will include measures on smoking, thoughts about abstinence, and SGM identity experiences. All participants who report no past 7-day smoking will be asked to give biochemical verification of smoking status with saliva cotinine test kits that will be mailed to participants.

Official Title
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A Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

Conditions
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Tobacco Use, Smoking, Tobacco Dependence, Tobacco Use Disorder, Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking, Tobacco

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: POP:
* Behavioral: TSP:


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: read English between 18 and 25 years of age indicate they use Facebook most (≥ 4) days per week have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 4 or more days of the week identifies as SGM Exclusion Criteria: do not read English are not between 18 and 25 years of age indicate they do not use Facebook most (≥ 4) days per week have not smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 4 or more days of the week does not identify as SGM

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: The Put It Out Project (POP):<br>a culturally tailored intervention developed for SGM young adults on Facebook | Behavioral: POP:<br>* 90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use and tailored to sexual and gender minority young adults<br>|
| Experimental: Tobacco Status Project (TSP):<br>the original TSP intervention (non-tailored) delivered to groups of only SGM participants on Facebook | Behavioral: TSP:<br>* 90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 3 months | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 3 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. | 3 months post baseline | 
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 6 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. | 6 months post baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reduction in cigarettes smoked by at least 50% | Reduction will be assessed at 3 and 6 month follow-ups. | 3 and 6 months post baseline | 
| Tobacco use quit attempts | Whether a quit attempt was made during the follow-up period at 3 and 6 months post-baseline. | 3 and 6 months post baseline | 
| Readiness to quit tobacco | Proportion of participants ready to quit smoking in the next month assessed at 3 and 6 months | 3 and 6 months post baseline | 
| Thoughts About Tobacco Abstinence | Desire to quit, abstinence self-efficacy, perceived difficulty of quitting and abstinence goal | 3 and 6 months post baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Tobacco, Sexual Identity Minority, Cessation, Intervention, Young Adults, Social Media, Internet, Cigarette, Gender Identity Minority