Mobile health program to help people with HIV in Laos quit smoking
Implementing Sustainable mobile health Technology to Optimize smoking cessation Program for Lao people with HIV (I-STOP)
['FUNDING_U01'] · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · NIH-11400256
This project offers a smartphone app plus clinic outreach to help people living with HIV in Laos quit smoking.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_U01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (OKLAHOMA CITY, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11400256 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
You would get a smartphone app that sends personalized texts, photos, and videos to support quitting. Clinic staff will ask about smoking at visits, briefly advise quitting, and connect smokers to the app-based program using an Ask-Advise-Connect approach. The project compares two ways of implementing these supports across eight antiretroviral therapy clinics in the largest provinces of Laos to find a sustainable strategy. The program builds on earlier apps used in Laos and Cambodia and proven clinic referral methods.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults living with HIV in Laos who currently smoke, receive care at one of the participating ART clinics, and can use a smartphone are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who do not attend the participating clinics, do not smoke, are not ready to try quitting, or lack smartphone access are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make quitting support widely available to people with HIV in Laos and lower tobacco-related illness and cancer risk.
How similar studies have performed: Earlier smartphone-based cessation programs and the Ask-Advise-Connect clinic method have helped smokers quit in other settings, though combining them for people with HIV in Laos is new.
Where this research is happening
OKLAHOMA CITY, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR — OKLAHOMA CITY, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: BUI, THANH C. — UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR
- Study coordinator: BUI, THANH C.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.
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