Smoking Cessation Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen byJaimee Heffner

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?This clinical trial assesses the acceptability and efficacy of Empowered, Queer, Quitting, and Living--New Mexico (EQQUAL-NM), a smoking cessation intervention for sexual and gender minority young adults in New Mexico. Smoking prevalence among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults in New Mexico is more than twice as high as non-SGM adults. Helping young adult tobacco users to quit is critical, yet there have been few efforts to develop tailored treatments specifically for this population. EQQUAL-NM is a digital smoking cessation intervention designed specifically for SGM young adult smokers in New Mexico and may help them quit smoking.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for sexual and gender minority young adults in New Mexico who smoke and are interested in quitting. It's designed to help this group because they have higher smoking rates than non-SGM adults.

Inclusion Criteria

Understand and agree to the conditions of compensation

Willing and able to stream audio and video for this study

Current use of a personal email account

+11 more

Exclusion Criteria

Google voice number as sole phone number

Member of the same household as another research participant

Previous use of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) QuitGuide app

+2 more

Participant Groups

The EQQUAL-NM program, a smartphone app-based smoking cessation intervention tailored for SGM young adult smokers, is being tested. Participants will also provide biospecimens, answer questionnaires, and receive health education.

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Arm I (EQQUAL-NM, Program A)Experimental Treatment4 Interventions

Participants receive self-guided smartphone app-delivered EQQUAL-NM (Program A) intervention on study. Participants also receive motivational messages, reminders and smoking cessation information via text messages. Some participants also complete at-home saliva sample collection during follow-up.

Group II: Arm II (EQQUAL-NM, Program B)Active Control4 Interventions

Participants receive self-guided smartphone app-delivered EQQUAL-NM (Program B) intervention on study. Participants also receive motivational messages, reminders and smoking cessation information via text messages. Some participants also complete at-home saliva sample collection during follow-up.