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Observational StudyEthnic Microaggressions and Smoking Behaviors Among Latinx Adults

Sponsor:

University of Houston

Code:

NCT05490927

Conditions

Smoking

Discrimination, Racial

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task

Study Details

Brief summary:

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

Study ID

NCT05490927

Start date

Dec 6, 2022

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Apr 28, 2026

Primary completion date

Apr 28, 2026

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Enrollment

30 participants

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Smoking Deprivation

16 hours of smoking abstinence prior to experimental visit.

experimental: Smoking as Usual

Smoking as usual prior to experimental visit.

Interventions

Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task

Participants will engage in a microaggression recall task followed by the McKee Experimental Relapse Analogue Task

Primary outcome measure

Smoking Behaviors [ Time Frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) ]
Subjective Withdrawal [ Time Frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) ]
Urge/Craving [ Time Frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) ]
Smoking Lapse Behaviors [ Time Frame: During the Smoking as Usual Visit and Smoking Deprivation Visit (Visits are randomly ordered, counterbalanced separated by ~14 days) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

More Information

Sponsor

University of Houston

Last update posted

Jun 12, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

Smoking
Hispanic
Latinx

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-27. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Houston on 2026-06-12. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.