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Harm Reduction for Smokers With Mental Illness

Description

To compare the efficacy of e-cigarette (e-cig) provision with or without behavioral support (SWITCH IT) delivered via telehealth to reduce harm among smokers with MI who cannot quit smoking and are not ready to pursue cessation treatment, and to examine self-regulation (using e-cigs instead of cigarettes to cope with stress/distress and self-efficacy) as a potential mechanism for behavior change from SWITCH IT

Conditions

Tobacco Dependence
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Tobacco Dependence

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Study Details

Study overview

To compare the efficacy of e-cigarette (e-cig) provision with or without behavioral support (SWITCH IT) delivered via telehealth to reduce harm among smokers with MI who cannot quit smoking and are not ready to pursue cessation treatment, and to examine self-regulation (using e-cigs instead of cigarettes to cope with stress/distress and self-efficacy) as a potential mechanism for behavior change from SWITCH IT

Harm Reduction for Smokers With Mental Illness: RCT of E-cigarette Provision With or Without Behavioral Support to Boost Switching

Harm Reduction for Smokers With Mental Illness

Condition
Tobacco Dependence
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Louisville

Seven Counties Services, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40203

Kalamazoo

Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMed), Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49008

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 21 years or older;
  • * English-speaking;
  • * Daily smoker (at least 10 cigarettes/day);
  • * At least one quit attempt in the past 5 years using evidence- based pharmacotherapy or behavioral cessation support;
  • * Not currently interested in quitting.
  • * Currently residing in a nursing home;
  • * Current diagnosis of Asthma;
  • * Cognitive impairment (score \<26 on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS);
  • * Current use of e-cigarettes (\>once a week);
  • * Psychiatric instability (hospitalized in the past month);
  • * Current AND moderate to severe substance use disorder;
  • * Pregnant or planning to become pregnant;
  • * Use of any smoked products other than cigarettes;
  • * Current unstable medical illness making e-cigarette unsafe (e.g., recent heart attack, cancer);
  • * Participation in SWITCH IT pilot study.

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,

Sarah I. Pratt, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dartmouth Health

Study Record Dates

2028-03-31