Can a smartphone app help cancer survivors kick the habit?

NCT ID NCT06476548

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed Phase 1 trial tested a smartphone app that uses mindfulness exercises to help cancer survivors quit smoking. Twelve participants used the app daily for three weeks, completed surveys, and received nicotine patches. The goal was to see if people liked the app and found it helpful, not to measure quit rates.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
mindfulness-based smartphone app plus nicotine patches
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a practical, app-based tool to help cancer survivors quit smoking.
What could go wrong
This is a very early, small Phase 1 trial with only 12 participants, focused on feedback and feasibility, not on proving the app helps people quit. The results may not apply to all cancer survivors.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States