N/A N=18 Prevention

SmokefreeSGM, A Text-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups

Smoking Cessation

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

May 2024

Primary outcome: Primary: Perceived Usability as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS) — 81.67 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: SmokefreeSGM (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Primary completion: Oct 2022

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Perceived Usability as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS)	81.67	—
SECONDARY Engagement as Assessed by the Number of Text Messages Sent and Received by Study Participants After Enrollment.	5; 3; 10	—

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pretest the design of a text-based smoking cessation program tailored to sexual minority individuals.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Smoke five or more cigarettes per day, has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and smokes everyday
Have an interest in quitting smoking in the next 15 days
Have a cellphone number with an unlimited short messaging service (SMS) plan
Have US mailing and email addresses
Positive cotinine saliva test results

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who are found to have a prepaid cell phone
Individuals who are found to have a cellphone number that does not work or is registered to someone else
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Contraindication for nicotine patch
Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
Current use of tobacco cessation medications
Enrolled in another smoking cessation study
Non-English speakers
Having inadequate equipment/device (webcam, speakers, mic) for participating in telehealth sessions

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05029362). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.