Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Asian Americans

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Dependence

In brief

Nicotine dependence is very common among Asian Americans; yet, research on understanding and treating nicotine dependence in this group is almost nonexistent. The proposed study is a first attempt to develop a smoking cessation program that is tailored to Korean-culture specific aspects. It is proposed that Korean Americans who receive a culturally tailored smoking cessation program will be more likely to have prolonged abstinence at 12-month follow-up than their counterparts who receive brief cessation counseling. Subjects in both arms receive nicotine patches for 8 weeks. Self-reported abstinence is validated with exhaled carbon monoxide and salivary cotinine tests.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01091363

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Boston

People needed

109

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Korean-speaking Koreans who:
• Are ages of 18 and older
• Have been smoking at least 10 or more cigarettes on average per day for the past 30 days; AND
• Are willing to quit smoking and receive NRT

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to speak and understand Korean or English
• Involvement in behavioral or other pharmacological smoking cessation programs
• History of serious cardiac diseases and/or presence of skin diseases (see Human Subjects); OR
• Pregnancy, lactation or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months

Where it is running

• University Massachusetts Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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