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NCT Number: NCT06586034

Mobile Smoking Treatment for Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke

The specific aims of the project are to develop and test a mobile application for smoking cessation for Hispanic individuals who smoke called Impacto.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Cessation Behavior Health Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

A total of 56 Hispanic individuals who smoke will be recruited for this project. Six (6) participants will complete usability/functionality testing of Impacto 2.0 in the English language for both iOS and Android. Following usability/functionality testing, a field test with 50 adult Hispanic individuals who smoke (50% English-speaking and 50% Spanish-speaking) will be recruited nationally and will receive Impacto 2.0 (50% Android and iOS platforms).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 1) being Hispanic, 2) at least 18 years of age, 2) currently smoking (i.e., at least 5 cigarettes/day) biochemically verified by a CO > 7, 3), meeting criteria for high AS (cut-off score of 5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index), 4) motivation to quit > 5 on a 10 pt. scale, 5) able to provide informed consent, 6) has daily access to their own iPhone or Android smartphone, and 7) is a fluent English or Spanish speaker.

Exclusion criteria

  • 1) current participation in substance abuse treatment, 2) in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression, 3) concurrent use of medication for anxiety or depression, 4) active suicidality (ideation, intent, and/or plan), or 5) current psychosis.

Treatment and study plan

Impacto (Mobile App)

Behavioral

This is the mobile app to be developed and evaluated in this project. It is designed for both English and Spanish languages and is culturally tailored for Hispanic/Latino/Latinx individuals who smoke. Impacto will be developed for both iOS and Android platforms. The mobile app aims to aid smoking cessation by targeting elevated anxiety sensitivity.

Primary outcomes

  1. 7-Day Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence

    Time frame: End of treatment (Week 8)

    7-day point prevalence smoking status (verification via carbon monoxide).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anxiety Sensitivity

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, and end of treatment (Week 8)

    Anxiety sensitivity will be assessed using the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index (SSASI).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Justin M Shepherd, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

713-743-8056

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Houston

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Registry information

Official study title

Culturally-Adapted Smoking Cessation Mobile App for Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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