Adapting and Evaluating a Tobacco Use Cessation Program for People Living With HIV in Uganda and Zambia
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-08-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This proposal tests the efficacy of a phone-based tobacco cessation intervention for people
living with HIV (PLWH) in comparison to the standard of care (brief advice to quit) and
nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patches) in Uganda and Zambia. This study will provide
insight into the efficacy, feasibility, applicability, and affordability of delivering
tobacco cessation interventions through health care professionals at HIV treatment centers in
two countries with different tobacco use patterns, policy environments, and health care
resources. The previously tested SMS-platform to be used in this study is uniquely positioned
to be scaled in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, in which case rigorous research
showing even modest success in reducing the prevalence of tobacco consumption among PLWH
could confer substantial health and economic benefits.