NCT05259852

Brief Summary

This is a two-arm randomized controlled study with 60 participants. The study has two aims. The first aim is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a food assistance intervention to alleviate food insecurity during a smoking cessation attempt among low-income smokers with food insecurity. Smokers with recent food insecurity are recruited for a 12-week study that involves resources navigation for food assistance and tobacco cessation, with assessments at baseline and at 12 weeks. Participants are randomized to receive economic assistance for food in addition to resources navigation in the intervention arm, or randomized to receive resources navigation only in the control arm. The second aim is to estimate the preliminary impact of the intervention on food insecurity and tobacco cessation measures at 12 weeks.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
55

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2022

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 10, 2022

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 18, 2022

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 2, 2022

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 23, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 23, 2023

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 5, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

July 5, 2024

Status Verified

June 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

February 18, 2022

Results QC Date

June 17, 2024

Last Update Submit

June 17, 2024

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Number of 24-hour Quit Attempts

    In the past 3 months, how many times did you stop using tobacco for 24 hours or more because you were trying to quit smoking?

    3 months

  • Longest Length of Abstinence in Days

    In the past 3 months, what was the longest time (in days) you went without using tobacco?

    3 months

  • Level of Food Security

    6-item Adult/Household Food Security Survey by the US Dept of Agriculture

    3 months

Study Arms (2)

Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation Plus Economic Assistance

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation Plus Economic Assistance

Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Behavioral: Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation

Interventions

The intervention arm involves an initial telephone call with a community health worker (CHW). The content of the call focuses on providing participants with referrals for available food assistance resources in the community and referrals for tobacco cessation services. There are two additional follow-up calls approximately 4 weeks apart, for a total of 3 CHW navigator calls over the 12-week study period. In addition, the intervention arm involves providing participants with economic assistance for food in the form of a reloadable debit card ($83 every 4 weeks for 12 weeks, for a maximum amount of $250).

Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation Plus Economic Assistance

The comparison arm involves an initial telephone call with a community health worker (CHW). The content of the call focuses on providing participants with referrals for available food assistance resources in the community and referrals for tobacco cessation services. There are two additional follow-up calls approximately 4 weeks apart, for a total of 3 CHW navigator calls over the 12-week study period.

Food Assistance and Cessation Resources Navigation

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Aged 21 or older
  • Current tobacco smoker, defined as having smoked daily over the past 7 days
  • Willing to make a serious quit attempt in the next 30 days ("Yes" to "In the next 30 days, are you willing to try quitting smoking for at least 24 hours?")
  • Considered food insecure, based on past 30-day screening using the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign, or by virtue of having visited a food pantry in the past 30 days
  • Primary food shopper of household, who does half or more of the household food shopping
  • A reliable telephone number and a local mailing address where participant can be reached during the duration of the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Aged 20 or younger
  • Non-smoker, or did not smoke daily over the past 7 days
  • Not interested in quitting at this time, assessed by unwillingness to make a serious quit attempt in the next 30 days ("No" to "In the next 30 days, are you willing to try quitting smoking for at least 24 hours?")
  • Did not recently experience food insecurity, based on past 30-day screening using the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign, or has not visited a food pantry in the past 30 days
  • Not the primary food shopper of the household (does less than half of the household food shopping)
  • Does not have a reliable telephone number and a local mailing address where participant can be reached during the duration of the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Kim-Mozeleski JE, Castele MC, Nambiar P, Chagin KM, Pike Moore S, Hardy P, Cook K, Sehgal AR. A Randomized Trial to Address Food Insecurity and Promote Smoking Cessation Among Low-Income Adults. J Prim Care Community Health. 2024 Jan-Dec;15:21501319241245275. doi: 10.1177/21501319241245275.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Food Assistance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health BehaviorBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Public AssistanceFinancing, GovernmentFinancing, OrganizedEconomicsHealth Care Economics and Organizations

Results Point of Contact

Title
Jin Kim-Mozeleski
Organization
Case Western Reserve University

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 18, 2022

First Posted

March 2, 2022

Study Start

February 10, 2022

Primary Completion

April 23, 2023

Study Completion

April 23, 2023

Last Updated

July 5, 2024

Results First Posted

July 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations