Korean Youth Smoking Cessation Study

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking

In brief

Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. In Los Angeles, rates of morbidities due to cigarette smoking follow prevalence. While the rate of cigarette smoking in Los Angeles County among youth is at historic lows, prevalence is not uniform: Cigarette smoking is pervasive among residents who have significant economic disparities. Prevalence is also among the highest in the world for Korean school-aged youth and substantially higher numbers of Korean American youth smoke cigarettes. To date, smoking prevention efforts in Korea have had mixed results as they are not interesting to youth and are not interactive. This project will assess an interactive, culturally adapted, tailored smoking cessation intervention delivered through the internet and cell phone. Using technology, the investigators seek to increase the reach and access of our intervention and facilitate cessation without in-person sessions, a factor that limits smoking cessation interventions for youth. Youth are energetic users of electronic media, lending support to the delivery of treatment through technology. The investigators predict that subjects assigned to the intervention will demonstrate statistically higher rates of smoking abstinence and longer retention in the cessation program compared to those assigned to the standard of care condition. Subjects reporting higher levels of smoking exposure, lower motivation, poor mental health, disadvantaged neighborhoods, and lower levels of acculturation to American culture will also have lower quit rates at each follow-up visit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02021175

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

0

Starts

2018-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-25

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-identify as Korean or Korean-American
• Smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day for the past 6 months
• Interested in smoking cessation
• Aged between 14-19 years
• Willing to provide information that can assist in locating the individual for follow up visits
• Living in Los Angeles County
• Has a phone capable of receiving Short Message Service (SMS) text messages
• Has a computer or other regular access to engage program components
• Willing and able to provide consent if older than 18
• Willing and able to provide assent if under 18 and has a parent or legal guardian willing and able to provide consent
• At least 6th grade English reading level due to requirements of assessment procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Knowingly moving from the Los Angeles County area in the next year
• Absence of cotinine in urine during the baseline screen
• Concurrent dependence on substance other than nicotine
• History of suicidality in the past year
• Any other circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigators, would compromise participant safety

Where it is running

• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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