title: Project Impact: a pharmacotherapy pilot trial investigating the abstinence and treatment adherence of Latino light smokers.
abstract: Light smoking is particularly prevalent among Latino smokers. Nicotine replacement (NRT) and varenicline are effective medications for smoking cessation for moderate-heavy smokers but have not been tested in light smokers, and thus, there are no treatment guidelines for use with light smokers. This pilot trial tested the efficacy of NRT and varenicline in increasing smoking abstinence among Latino light smokers. A 3-group (NRT, varenicline, and varenicline-placebo) randomized design was used, and Latino light smokers (≤10 cigarettes per day) received 12 weeks of treatment, which included a culturally informed behavioral health session and ongoing medication management visits. At follow-up, there were no abstinent participants in the placebo and NRT groups. However, 30% of participants in the varenicline group were abstinent at the 3-, 4-, and 6-month follow-up. This study represents the only investigation that specifically targets Latino light smokers using these treatments and characterizing their treatment adherence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. mdedios@butler.org
authors.forename: Marcel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Dios
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Audet
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000068580:Varenicline
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D011810:Quinoxalines; D000068580:Varenicline