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Texts and patches aim to help HIV patients kick the habit

NCT ID NCT05746442

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a program that sends personalized text messages and provides nicotine patches to help people with HIV in Cambodia stop smoking. Researchers will enroll 800 smokers and check if they quit after 6 months using self-reports and breath tests. The goal is to find a practical way to reduce smoking-related health risks in this group.

What this could mean

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Active substance
nicotine patch
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide an effective, scalable way to help people with HIV quit smoking, improving their overall health.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral intervention trial, not a drug cure. Success depends on participants' motivation and adherence, and results may not apply to other populations.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 800 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2023

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) being aged ≥18 years * 2\) being HIV-positive * 3\) self-reporting as a current combustible cigarette smoker (smoked ≥100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoke ≥1 cigarettes/day) * 4\) willing to set a date for a quit attempt within 2 weeks of study enrollment * 5\) being able to provide written informed consent to participate * 6\) being able to read Khmer (score ≥4 points on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) history of a medical condition that precludes use of nicotine replacement therapy * 2\) physician/clinician deemed ineligible to participate based on medical or psychiatric condition * 3\) enrolled in another cessation program or use of other cessation medications.

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Conditions

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How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National AIDS Authority

    RECRUITING

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD

    RECRUITING

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • National Institute of Public Health

    RECRUITING

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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