https://pittplusme.org/study/453
QUITS Study
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STUDY BASICS
If you are at least 18 and smoke cigarettes on some days but not every day and want to try to quit, you may be able to participate in a research study. Researchers want to learn about non-daily smokers’ experiences while quitting smoking. Compensation provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
Researchers want to know how effective nicotine gum is in helping non-daily smokers who want to quit.COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Age 18 and up
- Smoke cigarettes, but not a daily smoker
- Want to try to quit
- Not pregnant or planning to be pregnant in the next 6 months
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
You will be assigned by chance (like flipping a coin) to receive either nicotine gum or a placebo gum (plain gum that does not contain nicotine). Participation includes 7 visits over 2 months with 2 follow up visits; one at 3 months and one at 6 months. At 6 of these visits, you will meet with a trained tobacco treatment counselor. You will be asked for breath and urine samples to test for nicotine and to complete an electronic diary on a study-provided smartphone. The phone will be collected at the end of the study.IRB: PRO12070152
- Cessation in Non-Daily Smokers: a RCT of NRT with Ecological Momentary Assessment
AGE:
18 and up
DURATION:
6 months
VISITS:
9 visits
LOCATION:
North Bellefield Ave Oakland
COMPENSATION:
Up to $345
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MEET THE RESEARCHER
Brian Primack
Brian Primack, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He holds degrees from Yale, Harvard, Emory, and Pitt, and serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research on Health and Society at Pitt. Dr. Primack is a very active researcher, and specializes in studying tobacco usage and treatment, as well as examining the influence of technology and media on health.