Smartphone program aims to help HIV patients kick the habit

NCT ID NCT05014282

First seen Nov 14, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 35 times

Summary

This study tests whether a smartphone-based program can help people living with HIV quit smoking better than standard phone counseling. About 638 participants will use nicotine patches and lozenges along with either automated video coaching or traditional quitline support. The goal is to see which approach leads to more people staying smoke-free long-term.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide an effective, low-cost way to help people with HIV quit smoking, reducing their risk of smoking-related diseases.

What could go wrong

This is a behavioral intervention trial, not a new drug. Success depends on participants' adherence, and results may not apply to all smokers with HIV.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.