Smartphone Application for Smoking Cessation

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental App; Behavioral: Active Comparator App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02134509

1301011337

2K12DA000167-26 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a smartphone application for smoking cessation in smokers ages 18 to 65 years.

Full description

In this randomized control trial, subjects will be randomly assigned to receive one of two treatments: (1) a standard smartphone application to support smokers working to become quit-free, or (2) the tested intervention, an app that trains behavioral strategies for smoking cessation. The primary endpoint of interest will be 1-week point prevalence abstinence at end of treatment, and at 3 and 6 months follow-up for individuals.

Enrollment: 511 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Smoke 5+ cigarettes/day
• < 3 months abstinence in the past year
• Have a smartphone
• Score greater than or equal to 8 of 10 on the Contemplation Ladder (Biener & Abrams, 1991)

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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511 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental App

Experimental group

Description:

This is a 3-week smartphone-based training program that trains behavioral strategies for smoking cessation by helping smokers self-monitor their smoking habits, recognize when and how often they smoke, identify triggers for smoking, and learn methods to become more mindful of triggers, to quit smoking with a target quit date of 3 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental App

Active comparator app

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is a 3-week smartphone application for smoking cessation in which smokers self-monitor their smoking habits, mood, and experience, to quit smoking with a target quit date of 3 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active Comparator App