Can a smartphone app help you kick the habit? new study tests digital mindfulness for smoking cessation
NCT ID NCT06500117
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a smartphone app called eMind that delivers an 8-week mindfulness programme to help smokers quit. Researchers want to see if smokers find the app acceptable and easy to use. The study involves 40 adult smokers motivated to quit, who will use the app and provide feedback. It does not yet measure whether the app actually helps people stop smoking.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eMind application (digital mindfulness training programme)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient, app-based mindfulness programme to help people quit smoking and reduce relapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study (40 participants) focused on acceptability, not effectiveness. The app may not help people quit or maintain abstinence.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France