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Behavioral Intervention

PSFW+ for Tobacco Use Disorder (PSFW+ Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Jonathan Shuter, MD

Research Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

PSFW+ Trial Summary

This trial will compare the efficacy of a smoking cessation program + social network to the American Heart Association website in promoting abstinence in a group of HIV-infected smokers. All participants will be offered a three-month supply of nicotine patches.

Eligible Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder
HIV/AIDS

PSFW+ Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Number of Participants Achieving 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence From Tobacco Use

Secondary outcome measures

Website Satisfaction

PSFW+ Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Positively Smoke Free on the Web (PSFW+)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

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

Group II: American Heart Association Getting Healthy (AHA)Placebo Group2 Interventions

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

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Nicotine polacrilex

2016

Completed Phase 2

~1320

PSFW+

2016

N/A

~520

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityOTHER

2,255 Previous Clinical Trials

14,819,409 Total Patients Enrolled

17 Trials studying Tobacco Use Disorder

3,837 Patients Enrolled for Tobacco Use Disorder

Montefiore Medical CenterLead Sponsor

441 Previous Clinical Trials

581,684 Total Patients Enrolled

WestatOTHER

43 Previous Clinical Trials

36,662 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are recruitment efforts ongoing in this trial?

"Unfortunately, this research project is not presently accepting participants. It was originally posted on April 14th 2015 and last updated on November 9th 2022; however, if you are searching for other studies, there are 347 trials focusing on tobacco dependence that accept patients as well as 71 PSFW+ clinical trials with open enrolment."

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Are there any additional investigations that include PSFW+?

"At present, 71 clinical trials for PSFW+ have been launched. 5 of these experiments are currently in their final stage (Phase 3). While most of the tests take place in Greenville, South carolina, there are 204 locations running them across the country."

Answered by AI

What is the scope of enrollment for this scientific exploration?

"This trial is no longer admitting patients, having last been updated on November 9th 2022. Currently, there are 347 trials actively recruiting participants with tobacco dependence and 71 studies that address PSFW+ seeking volunteers."

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Recent research and studies

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournal

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Hiv-infected Smokers

Shuter, Jonathan, Daniela A. Morales, Shannon E. Considine-Dunn, Lawrence C. An, and Cassandra A. Stanton. 2014. “Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Hiv-infected Smokers”. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/qai.0000000000000226.

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournal

Randomized Trial of a Web-based Tobacco Treatment and Online Community Support for People with HIV Attempting to Quit Smoking Cigarettes

Shuter, Jonathan, Geetanjali Chander, Amanda L. Graham, Ryung S. Kim, and Cassandra A. Stanton. 2022. “Randomized Trial of a Web-based Tobacco Treatment and Online Community Support for People with HIV Attempting to Quit Smoking Cigarettes”. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/qai.0000000000002936.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

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

2016. "RCT of an Internet Cessation Program Plus Online Social Network for HIV+ Smokers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02781090.