Texting your way to quit smoking: new study tests Portal-Based coaching

NCT ID NCT04827420

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether sending different types of messages through a patient portal can encourage smokers to connect with a free quitline coach. About 3000 adult smokers at a health center will receive either a choice-based message, a direct quit message, or just information. The goal is to see which approach gets more people to actually speak with a coach and eventually quit smoking.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: behavioral intervention (patient portal messages and quitline referral)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to help many smokers quit through their patient portal.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Success depends on patients opening messages and following through, which may not happen for many.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Smoking Cessation Tobacco Use Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

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

TOBACCO USE CESSATION

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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