RCT of an Internet Cessation Program Plus Online Social Network for HIV+ Smokers
PSFW+
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
512
1 country
2
Study Start
July 6, 2016
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)This trial will compare the efficacy of Positively Smoke Free on the Web+ (a smoking cessation program + social network for HIV-infected smokers) to the American Heart Association Getting Healthy website in promoting abstinence in a group of HIV-infected smokers. All participants will be offered a three-month supply of nicotine patches.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
September 14, 2020
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April 28, 2016
Actual (reported)May 24, 2016
Actual (reported)July 6, 2016
Actual (reported)September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)August 4, 2023
Actual (reported)Number of Participants Achieving 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence From Tobacco Use
The number of participants achieving 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (PPA) from tobacco use at 6 months was determined for each study arm. 7-day PPA parameters for this study were based on the number of participants demonstrating biochemically confirmed exhaled carbon monoxide (\< 10ppm).
6 months
Website Satisfaction
Up to 6 months
Participants were assigned to the multimodal PSFW+ interactive web-based behavioral intervention hosted within an online social network. PSFW+: PSFW+ is an intensive eight session motivational/educational web-program, based on social cognitive theory, designed to promote cessation among HIV-infected smokers. It included a professionally administered social network/online support community. Nicotine polacrilex: All participants were offered a 3-month supply of nicotine patches
Participants were assigned to the AHA Getting Healthy web-based control intervention program (the AHA later changed in name from "Getting Healthy" to "My Life's Check, Life's Simple 7" AHA: The AHA Getting Healthy website is an attention-matched, health-promoting, seven-module website developed by the American Heart Association to encourage healthy behaviors in the general population Nicotine polacrilex: All participants were offered a 3-month supply of nicotine patches
PSFW+ is an eight session motivational/educational web-program promoting cessation for HIV-infected smokers. It includes a professionally administered social network/online support community.
The AHA Getting Healthy website is a health-promoting, seven-module website developed by the American Heart Association to encourage healthy behaviors in the general population
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10804, United States
Shuter J, Morales DA, Considine-Dunn SE, An LC, Stanton CA. Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a web-based smoking cessation intervention for HIV-infected smokers: a randomized controlled trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Sep 1;67(1):59-66. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000226.
Mdege ND, Shah S, Dogar O, Pool ER, Weatherburn P, Siddiqi K, Zyambo C, Livingstone-Banks J. Interventions for tobacco use cessation in people living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Aug 5;8(8):CD011120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011120.pub3.
Jonathan Shuter, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
512 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
April 28, 2016
First Posted
May 24, 2016
Study Start
July 6, 2016
Actual (reported)Effects of Mindfulness Training on Chronic Inflammation in HIV-Infected Adults
All participants, in both study arms, will be offered a 3-month supply of nicotine patches
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Shuter J, Chander G, Graham AL, Kim RS, Stanton CA. Randomized Trial of a Web-Based Tobacco Treatment and Online Community Support for People With HIV Attempting to Quit Smoking Cigarettes. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Jun 1;90(2):223-231. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002936.
Primary Completion
September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
September 14, 2020
Actual (reported)Last Updated
August 4, 2023
Results First Posted
August 4, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-08
No plan to share IPD at this time.
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