NCT03259360

A Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 165 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The 2-year research plan will test the Put It Out Project (POP) in a pilot randomized trial (N=120) compared to TSP and two historical control conditions. Participants will be young adults who smoke, identify as sexual or gender minorities, and use Facebook. The primary outcome will be biochemically verified 7-day abstinence from smoking at 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes will be a quit attempt (y/n), stage of change, and thoughts about tobacco abstinence at 3 and 6 mos.

Detailed description

Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) a Facebook-delivered intervention addressing tobacco use, tailored to SGM young adults; or (2) a 3-month Facebook intervention targeting tobacco use. Both interventions will include 90 days of Facebook-based messages and activities tailored to participants' readiness to quit smoking. Assessments will occur at baseline, 3, and 6 months follow-up. Assessments will include measures on smoking, thoughts about abstinence, and SGM identity experiences. All participants who report no past 7-day smoking will be asked to give biochemical verification of smoking status with saliva cotinine test kits that will be mailed to participants.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use
• Smoking
• Tobacco Dependence
• Tobacco Use Disorder
• Tobacco Use Cessation
• Tobacco Smoking
• Smoking Cessation
• Smoking, Cigarette
• Smoking, Tobacco

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	POP:	90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use and tailored to sexual and gender minority young adults
BEHAVIORAL	TSP:	90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-23
• Primary completion: 2019-04-20
• Completion: 2020-02-28
• First posted: 2017-08-23
• Last updated: 2025-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States