New app aims to help smokers kick the habit for good
NCT ID NCT05539209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app called OKquit to help smokers quit. About 500 adults who wanted to stop smoking were split into two groups: one got standard helpline support plus daily check-ins, and the other got that plus the OKquit app. The goal was to see if the app helped more people stay smoke-free over 27 weeks, using carbon monoxide tests to confirm.
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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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512 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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: * Are ≥ 18 years of age * Expressed interest in participating in this study by allowing the OTH provider to share their contact details with the study research team * Valid Oklahoma residential address to mail study materials * Score of ≥ 4 on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF) * Willing to quit smoking within 21 days after the randomization phone call * Currently smoke ≥ 5 cigarettes per day * Agree to complete daily 30 second EMA check-ins and 27 weekly 3-5 minute smartphone-based surveys * Possession of an active smartphone that is compatible with the Insight mHealth Platform * Agree to complete the 27-week post-randomization follow-up assessment (which may include biochemical verification of smoking abstinence) * Provide evidence that they are a current smoker (e.g., text a picture of their pack of cigarettes when requested during the screening call) Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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