SmokefreeSGM, A Text-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups

SmokefreeSGM, A Text-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups

The purpose of this study is to pretest the design of a text-based smoking cessation program tailored to sexual minority individuals.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Smoke five or more cigarettes per day, has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and smokes everyday
• Have an interest in quitting smoking in the next 15 days
• Have a cellphone number with an unlimited short messaging service (SMS) plan
• Have US mailing and email addresses
• Positive cotinine saliva test results

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are found to have a prepaid cell phone
• Individuals who are found to have a cellphone number that does not work or is registered to someone else
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Contraindication for nicotine patch
• Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
• Current use of tobacco cessation medications
• Enrolled in another smoking cessation study
• Non-English speakers
• Having inadequate equipment/device (webcam, speakers, mic) for participating in telehealth sessions