HIV smokers get a helping hand: group therapy tested
NCT ID NCT02072772
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a special group therapy program called Positively Smoke Free helps people living with HIV quit smoking better than standard care. 450 HIV-positive smokers who wanted to quit took part. The main goal was to see if more people stayed smoke-free for 6 months with the group therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Positively Smoke Free group therapy (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, low-cost way to help people with HIV quit smoking, improving their overall health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may not apply to all HIV+ smokers, and quitting success depends on individual motivation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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450 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2014
- Finished
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Mar 2018
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * HIV-infection * Receives care at Montefiore Medical Center or Georgetown University * Motivated to quit * Willing to attend eight 90 minute group sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Contraindication to nicotine patch use
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10804, United States
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