Phone text program to help people with HIV in Uganda and Zambia stop smoking

Who could benefit from this research

What this research studies

If you join, you will be randomly assigned to receive either tailored SMS support, brief advice to quit, or nicotine patches while staying in HIV care at local clinics. The text messages are written to address challenges common for people with HIV such as depression, alcohol use, lack of awareness about smoking risks, and stigma. Researchers will follow up by phone and at the clinic to see whether you remain tobacco-free six months after starting. The goal is to find an affordable, clinic-deliverable way to help people with HIV stop using tobacco.

Why it matters

Where this research is happening

• Univ of Maryland, College Park
  College Park, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Wipfli, Heather L — Univ of Maryland, College Park
• Study coordinator: Wipfli, Heather L

Related research

Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.

• Tobacco quitting support for people living with HIV in Kisumu County, Kenya

  This project brings tobacco‑cessation help into HIV clinics so people living with HIV in Kisumu can get counseling and support to quit tobacco.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11174528

• Helping people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia quit smoking using phone-based support.

  This study is testing a helpful phone program that sends supportive text messages to people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia to help them quit smoking, comparing it to regular care like advice and nicotine patches.

  NIH research University of Southern California · Los Angeles, UNITED STATES · NIH-10915421

• Helping people with HIV quit tobacco in Kenya

  This study is testing a new way to help people living with HIV in Kenya quit smoking by adding support programs right into their regular HIV care, making it easier for them to stop using tobacco and improve their health.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-10909243

• Ending Tobacco Use with a Smartphone Program for Cambodian People Living with HIV/AIDS

  A smartphone-based quit-smoking program designed for people living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia to help reduce tobacco use alongside HIV treatment.

  NIH research H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst · Tampa, United States · NIH-11535291

• Optimizing lung cancer care with smart tools for prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship

  A U01 grant using AI and biomarkers to improve lung cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship care for people at risk or living with lung cancer.

  NIH research Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · Newark, UNITED STATES · NIH-11495828

• How deforestation affects alcohol and tobacco use in Indonesia

  This project looks at whether forest loss in Indonesia is linked to changes in people's tobacco and alcohol use across different places and years.

  NIH research Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ · New York, United States · NIH-11458627

About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
2. Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
3. For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.