109
Participants
Start Date
February 24, 2022
Primary Completion Date
August 1, 2023
Study Completion Date
August 1, 2023
Sessions with a trained counselor
4 sessions will be provided with a trained counselor who will discuss the participant's' smoking habits with them and strategies to help them quit. The first session is in-person, lasts for 20 minutes, and typically happens when the participant comes to the HIV clinic to pick up their medication. Sessions 2 through 4 are over the telephone and last for 15 minutes each. These occur 1 week, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after the first session.
Cell phone messages
Brief messages that give tips to help quit smoking will be sent to participants' cell phones using WeChat. 3 messages per day will be sent for the first week, 2 messages per day for the next 3 weeks, 1 message per day for the next 1 week, and 1-2 messages per week for the rest of the time
Offered nicotine replacement therapy
Participants will be offered nicotine replacement therapy (gum or patch, depending on which one is available).
Self-help guide for quitting smoking
Participants will be offered a self-help guide with information about quitting smoking.
Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi
Boston Medical Center, Boston
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Boston Medical Center
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