The Learn to Quit project is a multi-site trial being conducted at Wake Forest University and SUNY at Buffalo. The Principal Investigators are Dr. Roger Vilardaga (Wake Forest) and Dr. Rebecca Ashare (UB).
The goal of the project is to test whether a smoking cessation app developed specifically for people with HIV improves quit rates compared to a standard smoking cessation app. Both conditions will receive smoking cessation medication (i.e., Nicotine Patches and Gum).
Quitting smoking has important health benefits for people with HIV many of whom are daily smokers. Smartphone apps could provide a viable platform to deliver smoking cessation interventions in this population.