Text messages tailored for american indian smokers could boost quit rates
NCT ID NCT06544811
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a text-message program designed specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native adults can help them quit smoking more effectively than a standard program. Participants receive 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips via their smartphone. The main goal is to see if more people in the culturally tailored group stay smoke-free for at least seven days after six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- text message smoking cessation program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable tool to help American Indian communities quit smoking and reduce tobacco-related disease.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and relies on self-report and breath tests; cultural tailoring may not improve quit rates over standard programs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 416 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * AI race based on self-report; * ≥ 18 years of age via photo ID confirmation; * Average smoked cigarettes per day, ≥ 3 in the past 30 days; * considering or willing to make a quit attempt; * self-report having daily access to their own iPhone/Android smartphone or tablet that allows for messaging use; * able to read and speak English. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Masonic Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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