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
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118