New program aims to help HIV/TB patients kick the habit
NCT ID NCT05842161
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new program called QUIT-AD to help people living with HIV or tuberculosis (TB) in Cape Town, South Africa, quit smoking. The program combines proven methods to support smoking cessation and improve HIV/TB treatment results. Researchers will enroll 86 daily smokers to see if the program is practical, well-liked, and effective.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 83 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18 or older 2. Willing and able to provide written informed consent 3. Living with HIV, confirmed via medical record, and history of taking ART for at least three months (consecutively or non-consecutively) 4. Within 4 months of initiating or reinitiating TB treatment; positive GeneXpert test or sputum culture 5. Habitual smoker operationalized as smoking at least 4 days a week 6. Motivation (\> 5/10) to quit smoking or \> 24 hour quit past yr 7. Must be living in the catchment area for either the Town Two Clinic or the Michael Mapongwana Community Health Clinic in Khayelitsha Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current interfering untreated/unstable mental health condition (e.g., psychosis, bipolar dx) 2. Current use of non-study pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation, 3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation initiated within the past year, 4. Diagnosed with extra-pulmonary or drug resistant (MDR or XDR) TB based upon chart review
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Cape Town
RECRUITINGRondebosch, 7700, South Africa
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