New app aims to help cancer patients kick the habit

NCT ID NCT06909357

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is creating a mobile health (mHealth) system to help cancer patients stop smoking. Researchers will test if a smartphone app, combined with nicotine replacement therapy, is easy to use and acceptable to patients. The goal is to build a resource that can be used across Florida to support smoking cessation in cancer care.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a smartphone app
What this could lead to: If successful, this could create a scalable mobile health system to help cancer patients quit smoking, improving treatment outcomes.
What could go wrong: This is an early feasibility study with only 90 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app's effectiveness is not yet proven.

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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.

SMOKING CESSATION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 23611, United States
University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

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