Status:

COMPLETED

Financial Incentives for Homeless Smokers: A Community-based RCT

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Tobacco Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This community-based randomized controlled trial will test the effect of contingent financial rewards on smoking abstinence among homeless-experienced adult cigarette smokers. Participants will be rec...

Detailed Description

People experiencing homelessness have a 3.5-fold higher prevalence of cigarette smoking in comparison to non-homeless people, contributing to 2-fold higher rates of lung cancer and 3- to 5-fold higher...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years old
  • Lifetime smoker of ≥100 cigarettes with current daily smoking of ≥5 cigarettes per day, verified by a saliva cotinine level of ≥30 ng/mL
  • Ready to try quitting smoking within the next 3 months
  • Proficient in English
  • Currently or formerly homeless
  • Have a primary care provider within BHCHP system

Exclusion

  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • History of allergic reaction to varenicline
  • Currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
  • Past-month suicidal ideation with plan or intent, or past 12-month history of suicidal behaviors or attempts
  • Psychiatric hospitalization in the past 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 10 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 24 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

184 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04445662

Start Date

June 10 2021

End Date

October 24 2024

Last Update

October 21 2025

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Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118