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NCT Number: NCT03259360

A Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Behavior Chemically-Induced Disorders Cigarette Smoking Health Behavior Mental Disorders Smoking Smoking Cessation Smoking, Cigarette Smoking, Tobacco Substance-Related Disorders Tobacco Dependence Tobacco Smoking Tobacco Use Cessation Tobacco Use Disorder

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of California San Francisco Department of Psychiatry

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

POP:

Behavioral

90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use and tailored to sexual and gender minority young adults

TSP:

Behavioral

90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use

Primary outcomes

  1. 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 3 months

    Time frame: 3 months post baseline

    Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 3 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded.

  2. 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline

    Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 6 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduction in cigarettes smoked by at least 50%

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline

    Reduction will be assessed at 3 and 6 month follow-ups.

  2. Tobacco use quit attempts

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline

    Whether a quit attempt was made during the follow-up period at 3 and 6 months post-baseline.

  3. Readiness to quit tobacco

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline

    Proportion of participants ready to quit smoking in the next month assessed at 3 and 6 months

  4. Thoughts About Tobacco Abstinence

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline

    Desire to quit, abstinence self-efficacy, perceived difficulty of quitting and abstinence goal

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Registry information

Acronym: POP

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Aug 23, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 30, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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