Project QUIT

04/11/2024

Are you living with HIV/AIDS?
Do you smoke daily?
If so, you may be eligible to partake in our paid research study, Project QUIT!

Project QUIT is a skills-based program aimed to help people living with HIV quit smoking ci******es. The program focuses on discussing and working through negative emotions, such as anxiety or sadness, with the goal to encourage participants to quit smoking for good.
Ni****ne replacement patches are included in the study at no cost.

Participants can receive up to $400 for completing the study.

You may be eligible if:
- You are between the ages of 18 and 79
- You are living with HIV
- You are a daily smoker (smoke 5 or more ci******es a day)
- You are someone who wants to quit smoking, or you have had a recent quit attempt

Interested? Please complete this form to see if you qualify!

Thank you for your interest in our smoking cessation program! Please complete the survey below, and a member of our team will get in contact with you shortly.

12/28/2023

For your 2024 New Years resolution, do you want to finally quit smoking?
Project Quit is a skills-based program aimed to help people living with HIV quit smoking ci******es. The program focuses on discussing and working through negative emotions, such as anxiety or sadness, with the goal to encourage participants to quit smoking for good. Ni****ne replacement patches are included in the study at no cost. Participants can receive up to $400 for completing the study.
Interested? Please complete this form to see if you qualify!
https://is.gd/ProjectQuit

09/18/2023

We are also recruiting new participants at our Baylor College of Medicine site in Houston, Texas!

If you're in the Houston area and would like to learn more about participating in our study, please feel free to call one of our research assistants at (713) 873-4526 or (713) 873-4561.

08/25/2023

Are you living with HIV/AIDS?
Do you smoke daily?

If so, you may be eligible to partake in a skills-based program for quitting smoking.

Massachusetts General Hospital and Fenway Health are seeking persons living with HIV/AIDS to participate in a research study consisting of up to 14 visits (currently being conducted over computer or phone) over approximately 8 months. In this research study, we will be testing a behavioral treatment (like talking therapy) that focuses on feelings of anxiety and depression to help people living with HIV/AIDS stop smoking ci******es.

Participants will complete a series of research visits in which they will complete questionnaires, blow into a carbon monoxide monitor, conduct a saliva test using a mouth swab, and receive counseling. Participants may be asked to provide a urine sample. Ni****ne replacement patches are included in the study at no cost. Participants can receive up to $400 for completing the study.

You may be eligible if:
- You are between the ages of 18 and 79
- You are living with HIV
- You are a daily smoker (smoke 5 or more ci******es a day)
- You are someone who wants to quit smoking, or you have had a recent quit attempt

Interested? Please call 617-643-2147 (MGH) or 617.927.6266 (Fenway) for more information!