A Focus Group Study to Explore Smoking Triggers and Acceptability of Just-in-time Adaptive Intervent

Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Focus Group Study to Explore Smoking Triggers and Acceptability of Just-in-time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI) for Smoking Cessation Among Low-income Smokers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05231421
• Other study ID #: 19-2555.cc
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: January 18, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 2026

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: University of Colorado, Denver
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This research intends to identify common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking; understand useful and effective strategies for smoking cessation; and explore the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based interventions among low-income smokers.

Description:

This research intends to identify common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking; understand useful and effective strategies for smoking cessation; and explore the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based interventions among low-income smokers.

Specific research questions of this research project are:

1. What are the common smoking triggers and barriers to quitting smoking for low-income smokers?

2. What are the preferred and useful smoking cessation strategies based on low-income smokers quitting experience?

3. What is the feasibility and acceptability of using a) text messages, b) virtual reality programs, and c) just-in-time adaptive smoking cessation interventions among low-income smokers?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 2
• Est. completion date: December 2026
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

1. between 18 and 89 years old

2. current smokers

3. reside in Denver Metropolitan Area

4. have a personal cell phone

5. have a household income at or lower than 200% of the federal poverty level; and

6. ability to read and speak English or Spanish (since a large proportion of the low-SES population in Denver are Spanish speakers).

Exclusion criteria:

1. Unable to provide informed consent;

2. age = 89 years;

3. unable to speak or understand English, or Spanish.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking
• Smoking Behaviors
• Smoking Cessation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Focus Group
Each focus group will consist of 5-10 participants. They will first introduce to each other and be asked to keep information shared during the session private. The moderator will initiate some questions for the group to discuss. Prompt and follow-up questions will be asked. There is no right or wrong answer for each question and no sensitive questions will be asked. The conversations during the focus group discussion will be recorded. The group will be debriefed about the purpose of the study and have a chance to ask any questions about the study if they have. The focus group discussion for each session will last about 60-90 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Colorado Research Center	Aurora	Colorado

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Colorado, Denver	American Cancer Society, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Use focus group discussion to identify barriers faced by low-income smokers	This study intends to identify the barriers faced by low-income smokers to obtaining smoking cessation services/support using focus groups of current smokers.	12 months