Nicotine and Tobacco Message Framing to Change Smoking Behavior in Diverse Groups of Young Adult Smokers

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates the effect of message framing on smoking behaviors among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) young adults who use nicotine and/or tobacco. Tobacco regulation has contributed to a steady decline in tobacco products designed to be smoked (combustible), but there has been an increase in the use of new tobacco products, such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). The use of more than one tobacco product (polytobacco) is high in LGBTQ+ populations. Both LGBTQ+ people and people who engage in polytobacco use are less likely to view tobacco as harmful, which may reinforce tobacco use. Message framing includes culturally targeted messages to communicate the absolute risks (AR) and relative risks (RR) of polytobacco use. Using message framing may increase quit rates or change smoking behaviors in LGBTQ+ young adults who use nicotine and/or tobacco products.

Conditions

• Tobacco-Related Carcinoma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

Receive control MMS messages

OTHER

Interview

Ancillary studies

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking Cessation Intervention

Receive AR MMS messages

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking Cessation Intervention

Receive RR MMS messages

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking Cessation Intervention

Receive smoking cessation resources

OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention

Receive check-in text message

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Joanne G Patterson · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

35 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-09-24

Primary Completion

2026-02-02

Completion

2026-02-02

Countries

• United States

Study Locations