Impact of Behavior Modification Interventions and Lung Cancer Screening on Smoking Cessation in People Living With HIV: A Feasibility Study

Last updated: June 10, 2025
Sponsor: AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Aids And Aids Related Infections

Hiv Infections

Hiv/aids

Treatment

Computed Tomography

Smoking Cessation Intervention

Clinical Study ID

NCT04949464
AMC-111
NCI-2021-04019
UM1CA121947
AMC-111
  • Ages 45-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This clinical trial evaluates the usefulness of using a smartphone-based HIV-specific smoking cessation intervention at the time of lung cancer screening in helping people living with HIV quit smoking. Positively Smoke Free - Mobile may help patients with HIV quit smoking.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document

  • HIV positive. Documentation of HIV-1 infection by means of any one of the following:

  • Documentation of HIV diagnosis in the medical record by a licensed health careprovider;

  • Documentation of receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART) (at least twodifferent medications that do not constitute a prescription for pre-exposureprophylaxis [PrEP] or post-exposure prophylaxis [PEP]) by a licensed healthcare provider. Documentation may be a record of an ART prescription in theparticipant's medical record, a written prescription in the name of theparticipant for ART, or pill bottles for ART with a label showing theparticipant's name;

  • HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) detection by a licensed HIV-1 RNA assaydemonstrating > 1000 RNA copies/mL;

  • Any licensed HIV screening antibody and/or HIV antibody/antigen combinationassay confirmed by a second licensed HIV assay such as a HIV-1 Western blotconfirmation or HIV rapid multispot antibody differentiation assay.

Note: The term "licensed" refers to a kit that has been certified or licensed by an oversight body within the participating country and validated internally (e.g., U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA]).

WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines mandate that confirmation of the initial test result must use a test that is different from the one used for the initial assessment. A reactive initial rapid test should be confirmed by either another type of rapid assay or an E/CIA that is based on a different antigen preparation and/or different test principle (e.g., indirect versus competitive), or a Western blot or a plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load

  • Receiving antiretroviral therapy and CD4 count at least 200 cells/uL within 6 monthsof registration (due to increased risk of LDCT false positivity with CD4 count < 200cells/uL)

  • Age 45-80 years. This age restriction reflects lung cancer risk and appropriatenessfor lung cancer screening; in epidemiologic studies lung cancer emerges 5-10 yearsearlier in PLWH, and therefore this is an appropriate risk group for screening.Although younger persons are likely to benefit more from smoking cessation as a lungcancer prevention measure, the risk/benefit ratio associated with lung cancerscreening is unlikely to be optimal at ages < 45 years for PLWH

  • Biochemically confirmed current smoker (exhaled carbon monoxide [CO] >= 7 parts permillion)

  • Meets United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for LDCT (age 50-80 and >= 20 pack-years smoking) or high-risk but not meeting USPSTF (age 45-49and >= 20 pack-years smoking)

  • Possession of a smartphone that can support Positively Smoke Free Mobile (PSF-M) (> 95% of subjects had eligible phones in prior trials although researchers willinclude specific study screening questions assessing for adequate smartphone for theintervention)

  • Sufficient literacy; >= 4 on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-ShortForm (REALM-R) literacy scale

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Receiving any other smoking cessation interventions currently or within the prior 30days

  • Contraindication to nicotine replacement therapy

  • Pneumonia or serious lung infection in prior 12 weeks

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or activemajor infection, malignant tumors (unless these tumors were: (a) completely resectedbasal cell or squamous cell skin carcinomas or (b) in-situ squamous cell carcinomaof the cervix or anus), or any other major uncontrolled comorbid condition thatwould limit life expectancy or psychiatric illness/social situations that wouldlimit compliance with study requirements

  • History of lung cancer

  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because computed tomography introducesradiation exposure and may have teratogenic effects

  • Women who are breastfeeding (the safety of nicotine replacement therapy has not beenestablished with breastfeeding)

  • Received a chest computed tomography scan in the previous twelve months

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Computed Tomography
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 22, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 26, 2026

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the feasibility of a smartphone-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific behavioral smoking cessation intervention that can be delivered at the time of low dose non contrast enhanced lung computed tomography (LDCT), as measured by use of and engagement with the intervention.

II. Determine the adherence to LDCT in a study setting for persons living with HIV (PLWH) who smoke.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the prevalence of positive LDCT screens and related follow-up procedures (which may include any of the following: follow-up computed tomography [CT] scan at an interval less than 12 months from the screening LDCT; (2) positron emission tomography (PET) with or without CT scan; (3) transthoracic needle biopsy; (4) bronchoscopy, with or without biopsy; (5) surgical biopsy and/or resection) in PLWH who smoke.

II. Quantify the proportions of persons who quit smoking at 3 and 6 months after using the HIV-specific smoking cessation intervention and receiving LDCT screening.

III. Obtain preliminary estimate of the proportion of participants who use prescribed nicotine replacement (self-reported) at 3-month visit.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Identify characteristics associated with PLWH who smoke who are more likely to engage with an HIV-specific smoking cessation intervention.

II. Quantify LDCT screening-related study endpoints (i.e. incident lung cancers, emphysema, and other incidental findings in PLWH who smoke.

III. Compare LDCT screening-relevant patient reported outcomes (anxiety, insomnia, pain) at 3 and 6 months after LDCT to evaluate screening tolerability.

OUTLINE:

Patients use the smartphone application, Positively Smoke Free - Mobile, for 42 days. Patients also receive nicotine replacement therapy for 12 weeks. Within 60 days of study registration, patients undergo LDCT.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Connect with a study center

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California 92093
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • George Washington University

    District of columbia, District of Columbia 20052
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • George Washington University

    Washington, District of Columbia 20052
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida 33612
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    Bronx, New York 10461
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Weill Cornell Medicine - Cornell Clinical Trials Unit

    New York, New York 10010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio 43221
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington 98101
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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