RCT of an Internet Cessation Program Plus Online Social Network for HIV+ Smokers

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2016-07-06

Primary completion

2020-09-14

Completion

2020-09-14

Publications

• Background 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.
• 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.

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