Participate in Research

The University of Pennsylvania's Tobacco Use Research Center is conducting a research study examining the effects of personalized smoking cessation medication treatment (in addition to smoking cessation counseling) to help people with HIV quit smoking.

Participants will:

• Attend up to 4 in person sessions (2 definite) and complete 7 phone sessions
• Take a study medication (either varenicline or nicotine patch) for up to 12 weeks
• Provide biological samples and complete physiological assessments
• Complete brief psychiatric assessments and a routine medical history.

If you are a daily cigarette smoker, over the age of 18, and have a confirmed diagnosis of HIV, you may be eligible to participate in this study. Participants are compensated for their time and effort.

For more information and to see if you are eligible, please call 215-746-2715 or visit our survey page. It may take a few days to return your call due to the volume of interest. Thank you!

The Strasser team at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction (CIRNA) is recruiting smokers of at least 5 filtered, non-menthol cigarettes a day between the ages of 21-65 for a research study examining the effects of different levels of nicotine  

Eligible participants will complete 9 sessions over 5 weeks and receive investigational low nicotine cigarettes for 30 days at no cost. Most sessions will take about 1-2 hours to complete. The study will begin with a remote Intake visit (completed by video call). During 5 in-person sessions at our Center, participants will provide breath samples, answer questionnaires, and smoke a cigarette in our Center’s well-ventilated smoking rooms. Participants will also be asked to provide a urine sample at 2 of the in-person sessions. During 3 remote sessions, participants will complete a brief check in with staff and smoke a cigarette at home. Over the course of the study, participants will be asked to collect their used cigarette filters in bags provided by the Center.  

Sessions will be scheduled Monday through Friday during business hours.  Participants will be compensated for their time and effort for each session they complete. This is NOT a quit smoking program. Our research center will follow strict COVID-19 precautions and 4 of the 9 sessions will be completed remotely (i.e. by video call). 

For more information and to see if you are Eligible call (215) 746-5786 or visit our Cigarette Packaging of Low Nicotine Cigarettes Study page.

The Strasser team at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction (CIRNA) is recruiting smokers of at least 5 filtered, non-menthol cigarettes a day ages 21+ for a research study exploring the impact of nicotine messaging on beliefs and behavior while using investigational cigarettes with either normal nicotine levels or reduced nicotine levels.  

Eligible participants will complete 6 in-person sessions over 6 weeks, view messages on a computer while having their eye movements recorded and receive investigational cigarettes for 28 days at no cost. Most sessions will take about 1.5-2 hours to complete. During sessions at our center, participants will provide breath samples, answer questionnaires, and smoke cigarettes in our Center’s well-ventilated smoking rooms. Participants will also be asked to provide a small urine sample at 2 of the sessions. Over the course of the study, participants will be asked to collect their used cigarette filters in bags provided by the Center. 

Sessions will be scheduled Monday through Friday during business hours.  Participants will be compensated for their time and effort for each session they complete. This is NOT a quit smoking program. Our research center will follow strict COVID-19 precautions.  

For more information and to see if you are eligible, call 215-746-7876 or visit our Impact of Nicotine Messaging on Beliefs and Behavior Study page.