Positively Smoke Free on the Web (PSFW) for Smokers Living With HIV

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder, Tobacco Dependence, Tobacco-Use Disorder, Virus, Human Immunodeficiency

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the first web-based cessation program developed expressly for people living with HIV who smoke tobacco. Main study goals are (1) to evaluate the website's feasibility (i.e., recruitment, adherence, retention, and satisfaction) and (2) to complete a prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of the online program to standard care with a primary outcome of 3 month point-prevalence abstinence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01570595

Run by

Georgetown University

People needed

138

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Laboratory confirmation of HIV infection
• Montefiore Medical Center Infectious Disease Clinic patient
• Current tobacco user
• Affirmed motivation to quit within the next 6 months
• Have home access to the Internet
• Read above 4th grade level (by REALM)
• Willingness to grant informed consent and undergo randomization

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• People with contraindications to nicotine replacement therapy
• People currently receiving other tobacco treatment
• Spouses, partners, and/or roommates of current study participants

Where it is running

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University — The Bronx, New York, United States

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