New study tests best way to help HIV patients kick the habit
NCT ID NCT05162911
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested three different ways to help people living with HIV stop smoking. Over 670 patients from 13 HIV clinics in Hanoi took part. Nurses either referred patients to a quitline, provided counseling, or offered counseling plus nicotine gum. The goal was to see which method led to more people quitting for at least 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nicotine replacement therapy (gum)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which support method works best for helping people with HIV quit smoking, improving their overall health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, so results are available. However, the interventions may not work equally for everyone, and quitting smoking is difficult long-term.
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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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672 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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 years and older
- 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: * patients in the HIV OPCs * current tobacco users * patients who live in Hanoi * patients reachable by phone Exclusion Criteria: * patients for whom there is a need for precaution in using NRT will be excluded * patients with recent myocardial infarction (2 weeks) * patients serious underlying arrhythmias * patients who are pregnant or nursing * patients are unable to demonstrate capacity for consent * patients already enrolled in a tobacco use treatment program.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nam Nguyen
Hanoi, Nam Tu Liem, 2QJG+94, Vietnam
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