Using Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to Optimize a Cost-effective, Sustainable and Scalable Smoking Cessation Package for Smokers in HIV Clinical Care
New York University
Summary
This study's long-term goal is to improve clinical outcomes among smokers living with HIV (SLWH) by providing smoking cessation interventions in HIV clinical care that will increase the chances of quitting smoking, limits costs and burden on staff and reach many smokers living with HIV.
Description
This study will utilize Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to optimize a smoking cessation treatment for HIV clinical care by directly targeting patient barriers to quitting and clinical care barriers to reaching and effectively treating a broad heterogeneous population of smokers living with HIV. The four intervention components will be aimed at barriers to quitting among smokers living with HIV and include Motivational Interviewing; Peer Mentoring; Text-messaging; Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy. These components have shown promise in research but are under-utilized to help smo…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Status as HIV+ * Age 18 or older * Currently smokes ≥ 5 CPD, on average, in past month * Positive for salivary cotinine * Able to understand the nature of the study and the consenting process * Is engaged in HIV clinical care * Living in larger NYC metropolitan area currently and for the next 6-8 months Exclusion Criteria: * Suffers from any medical condition or contraindication precluding use of nicotine replacement therapy * Current use of any tobacco cessation medications (varenicline, NRT patch, nicotine gum, lozenge, spray or inhaler, or bupropion) * Currently par…
Interventions
- BehavioralMotivational Interviewing (MI) Counseling
Six sessions of phone counseling over 10-12 weeks with MI counselor trained in motivational interviewing and tobacco use treatment.
- BehavioralPeer Mentoring
Eight sessions of informal counseling with an experienced peer former smoker living with HIV to model healthy behavior and provide practical advice and tips for quitting based on their lived experience.
- BehavioralSkills-based Text Messaging
NCI's 8-week text messaging smoking cessation program, smokefreeTXT.gov.
- DrugCombination NRT
If they smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day (CPD), participants will receive 2 weeks of 21 mg patches, 2 weeks of 14 mg patches and 2 weeks of 7 mg patches; if they smoke less than 10 CPD, participants will receive 4 weeks of 14 mg patches and 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive either 2 or 4 mg of nicotine lozenges for a total of up to 20 lozenges per day.
Location
- New York University School of Global Public HealthNew York, New York