Urban an Reservation Implementation of All Nations Breath of Life to Improve Smoking Cessation Rates Among American Indians
Lehigh University
Summary
This is an implementation trial of the All Nations Breath of Life (ANBL) smoking cessation program, which has already been tested for efficacy in reservation populations and shown feasibility in urban populations. It includes four implementation sites, two reservation sites and two urban sites. Therefore, investigators plan to test efficacy simultaneously. Implementation will follow guidelines described in the protocol, with all sites implementing certain parts of the intervention the same way, with the freedom to modify some aspects of the intervention for appropriate use in their communities. Statistical considerations are described in the appropriate section.
Description
All Nations Breath of Life (ANBL) is a culturally tailored, group-based quit smoking program for American Indian (AI) people. For this project, there are certain aspects of ANBL that are maintained across all sites. There are other aspects that may be modified at different sites to best fit the community. The aspects of the program that are maintained include: Group Support Sessions: The primary component of ANBL is group-based support sessions, led by an AI community member. Due to low rates of educational attainment among AI, the study team decided to not limit session leaders to individual…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identified American Indian or allowed to enroll by community site * Age 18 or older * Smokes at least one cigarette per day * Planning to quit smoking * Have a home address and telephone number * Willing to be followed for 6 months * Willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: \- Any of the above do not apply
Interventions
- BehavioralAll Nations Breath of Life
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Location
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania