C-Raven, a Virtual Tobacco Cessation Intervention in the Community

Launched by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · Aug 6, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The C-Raven trial is studying a new way to help people quit smoking, particularly those living in low-income housing in Baltimore. The trial compares two groups: one group will receive a computer-based program that uses an avatar to guide them through stopping smoking, along with support from a community health worker. The other group will be placed on a waitlist and will not receive the intervention right away. The researchers want to find out how effective this program is and how well participants engage with it over six months.

To be eligible for the study, participants need to be at least 50 years old, currently smoke tobacco, and have smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. They should also be planning to quit smoking and able to stay in their current housing for at least nine months. Participants will be asked to attend assessments at the start, one month, three months, and six months after joining the study. At three months, some participants will be interviewed to share their thoughts about the program. This trial is currently recruiting, and both men and women are welcome to participate.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 50 or older Current tobacco use with \>100 cigarettes smoked in their lifetime
• • English speaking (intervention currently in English only and housing units are in largely English-speaking neighborhoods)
• • Considering smoking cessation
• • Planning to remain in current housing unit for 9 months
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Current use of pharmacological treatment for tobacco cessation
• • Contraindication to nicotine replacement therapy
• • Current engagement in formal smoking cessation program
• • Major cognitive or psychiatric impairment
• • Severe hearing impairment
• • Investigator discretion