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Ethnic Microaggressions and Smoking Behaviors Among Latinx Adults

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine whether microaggressions relate to multimodal facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving. Additionally, the second aim is to examine whether smoking deprivation moderates the relation between microaggressions and multiple facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving.

Conditions

Smoking
Discrimination, Racial

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

Being 18 years of age or older - Current regular (daily) cigarette smoking for >= 1 year - Current smoking >= 5 cig/day and biochemically confirmed via carbon monoxide (CO) analysis - Being self-identified as Hispanic or Latino - Able to provide written, informed consent - Endorsement of at least one microaggression experience over the past 6-months

Exclusion Criteria

Endorsement of current psychotic symptoms - Active suicidality - Currently pregnant

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental Smoking Deprivation	16 hours of smoking abstinence prior to experimental visit.	Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task Participants will engage in a microaggression recall task followed by the McKee Experimental Relapse Analogue Task
Experimental Smoking as Usual	Smoking as usual prior to experimental visit.	Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task Participants will engage in a microaggression recall task followed by the McKee Experimental Relapse Analogue Task

Recruiting Locations

RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Treatment Outcomes, and Racial Equity
Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77204

Contact:
Aniqua Salwa, B.A.
713-743-8056
asalwa@central.uh.edu

More Details

NCT ID: NCT05490927
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: University of Houston

Study Contact

Brooke Y Kauffman, Ph.D.
(713) 743-8056
bkauffma@central.uh.edu

Detailed Description

This proposal will employ a novel multi-modal approach to evaluate the role of microaggressions in relation to smoking lapse and topography among a sample of Latinx smokers. Adult Latinx daily smokers will attend two counterbalanced experimental sessions - (1) smoking deprivation (16 hours of smoking abstinence) and (2) smoking as usual - during which microaggressions during the relapse analog task will be assessed.

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