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Testing the Integrated mHealth App Intervention "SiS-H"
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The present study is a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) that seeks to test the feasibility, acceptability, process outcomes, and exploratory outcomes of a newly integrated, app-based smoking cessation treatment (SiS-H, which stands for "Smiling instead of Smoking for people with HIV") for people with HIV who smoke. This treatment will be compared to onboarding to the National Cancer Institute's smartphone app "QuitGuide" (QG). Persons with HIV who smoke and are engaged in HIV clinical care (n=64) will be randomized (1:1) to smoking cessation support via SiS-H vs. "QuitGuide".
Official title: Pilot RCT to Test the Integrated mHealth App Intervention (SiS-H) for Smoking Cessation for People With HIV
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
66
Start Date
2023-11-07
Completion Date
2025-07-07
Last Updated
2026-06-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Smiling instead of Smoking - HIV
Participants will be onboarded to the smartphone app "Smiling instead of Smoking - HIV" (SiS-H) and will be asked to complete the integrated SiS-H program while they quit smoking. The integrated SiS-H treatment consists of: (1) face-to-face onboarding to the SiS-H app, (2) one face-to-face session discussing app usage and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence (Life Steps), with direct linkage to tools in the app supporting ART adherence, and (3) an 8-week course of the SiS-H app. The SiS-H app is a smoking cessation app that uses a positive psychology framework in conjunction with the US Clinical Practice Guidelines for smoking cessation to guide participants through the process of quitting smoking.
QuitGuide
Participants will be onboarded to the NCI smartphone app QuitGuide(QG) and will be asked to use it for 8 weeks to support them in quitting smoking. The QuitGuide app follows the US Clinical Practice Guidelines. The app is freely available on NCI's Smokefree.gov website, which is a recommended resource for treating smokers in the healthcare setting. The QuitGuide app is frequently used as a comparison app in smartphone app smoking cessation studies. It asks participants to set a quit day, track their mood and cravings, and log their cigarettes. It provides app users with guidance on quitting (i.e., "Learn to Quit" information), offers strategies to counter smoking triggers, and allows users to set reminders to stay smoke free (time and location based).
Locations (1)
Behavioral Medicine Program (BMED)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States