Smartphone-based HIV-specific Smoking Cessation Study
Purpose
This clinical trial evaluates the usefulness of using a smartphone-based HIV-specific smoking cessation intervention at the time of lung cancer screening in helping people living with HIV quit smoking. Positively Smoke Free - Mobile may help patients with HIV quit smoking.
In this study, you will have lung cancer screening performed via a CT scan. You will also be enrolled into a self-guided smartphone-based HIV-specific smoking cessation intervention called “Positively Smoke Free - Mobile” lasting 42 days. After starting the intervention, you will be evaluated at 3, 6, and 12 months.
Could this study be right for you?
Must have at least a 20 pack-year history of smoking (a way to measure how much a person has smoked over time, 1 pack-year is a pack per day for a year or 2 packs of cigarettes for half a year, etc.)
Must have not had a CT scan in the past 12 months
HIV positive, and must be receiving antiretroviral therapy and have a CD4 count of at least 200cells/uL within 6 months of enrolling in the study
Able to understand and provide informed consent
Possess a smart phone that can browse the web
Not receiving any other smoking cessation interventions currently or within the prior 30 days
Female volunteers cannot be pregnant, lactating, or breast-feeding