Conditions: Tobacco Use Cessation
Keywords: Cancer Prevention Tobacco Use Cessation HIV-positive Nicotine patch NRT Questionnaire Survey Smartphone Counseling Saliva test Saliva cotinine test Nicotine replacement therapy Smoking abstinence Aids
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 8
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The goal of this research study is to learn about 2 different interactive methods that are designed to help people with HIV/AIDS stop smoking.

Detailed description:
Baseline Questionnaire:

If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire on a laptop about your feelings, mood, health, thoughts about smoking, thoughts about quitting smoking, smoking history, and some demographic information such as age, education level, and income level. This should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

Study Groups:

After completing the questionnaire, you will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 study groups. You will have an equal chance of being placed in either group.

Both groups will receive smart phones and an 8-week supply of nicotine patches with instructions on how to use them. Each group will receive different methods of advice for quitting smoking.

If you are assigned to Group 1, the following study procedures will be performed:

* You will receive brief advice on how to quit smoking once at the time of enrollment. The advice will be given from a pamphlet that has information such as health problems related to smoking, how many Americans are affected each year, financial problems related to smoking, nicotine replacement therapy options, preparation for quitting smoking, and encouragement to quit.
* On the smart phone, you will have 5 phone counseling sessions for support in quitting smoking throughout the 8-week intervention treatment. The calls should last about 15 minutes.

If you are assigned to Group 2, the following study procedures will be performed:

* On the smart phone, you will receive brief video clips with advice on how to quit smoking, as well as interactive text and picture messages once a week for 8 weeks. The video clips will be about 5 minutes long.
* You will also have access to additional counseling content on the smart phone, which you can use at any time.

Weekly Smart Phone Questionnaires:

Both groups will complete questionnaires on the smart phone every week for 8 weeks. Each questionnaire will have questions about your current smoking status, your motivation level to stop smoking, and things that may have a negative effect on your quitting. The questionnaire should take about 15 minutes to complete.

Follow-up Saliva Test and Questionnaire:

About 3 months after your first smart phone intervention, both groups will complete a saliva test and take a photograph of the test results. The saliva test results will be used to check your smoking activity. Supplies and instructions will be given to you when you are enrolled on the study and the instructions will be available on the smart phone. You will also complete a questionnaire similar to the baseline questionnaire.

Length of Study:

You will be on study for about 3 months.

This is an investigational study. Up to 50 participants will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at the Harris Health System (Thomas Street Health Center).

Arms:
arm 1: Participants supplied with a 8-week supply of nicotine patches, a smart phone and brief advice to quit smoking. Participants also receive proactive phone counseling (8 sessions) over the 8-week period for support in quitting smoking. The call will last about 15 minutes.

Participants receive weekly assessments to complete for the 8-week treatment period via smartphone.

Participants receive weekly assessments to complete for the 8-week treatment period via smartphone, and again at 3 months after intervention.

Participants complete saliva cotinine test 3 months after intervention. arm 2: Participants supplied with a 8-week supply of nicotine patches and a smart phone. Participants also receive brief advice to quit smoking (tailored video clips) and an 8-week automated intervention (interactive text messages and graphical messages) for support in quitting smoking via smartphone.

Participants receive weekly assessments to complete for the 8-week treatment period via smartphone, and again at 3 months.

Participants complete saliva cotinine test 3 months after intervention.

Interventions: intervention 1: Nicotine Patch intervention 2: Questionnaires intervention 3: Pamphlet intervention 4: Phone Counseling Sessions intervention 5: Saliva Test intervention 6: Smart phone
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Participants receive an 8 week supply of Nicotine patches. intervention 2: Questionnaire completion at baseline on laptop, then weekly for 8 weeks on smartphone, then 3 months after smartphone intervention. intervention 3: Pamphlet given to participant describing health and financial reasons to quit smoking. intervention 4: Standard Treatment (ST) Group: Participants receive 8 phone counseling sessions (one session per week) for support in quitting smoking. The calls should last about 15 minutes.

Automated Treatment (AT) Group: Participants receive brief video clips with advice on how to quit smoking over smartphone, as well as interactive text and picture messages once a week for 8 weeks. The video clips will be about 5 minutes long.

Participants also have access to additional counseling content on the smart phone, which can be used at any time. intervention 5: Participants complete saliva cotinine test 3 months after intervention. intervention 6: Standard Treatment (ST) Group: Participants receive proactive phone counseling (8 sessions) over the 8-week period for support in quitting smoking. The call will last about 15 minutes.

Automated Treatment (AT) Group: Participants receive brief advice to quit smoking (tailored video clips) and an 8-week automated intervention (interactive text messages and graphical messages) for support in quitting smoking via smartphone.

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