Food bank partnership tests smartphone tool to help smokers quit
NCT ID NCT05004662
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study tested a smartphone-based program to help 520 low-income smokers quit. Participants received nicotine patches and lozenges, plus automated app content and phone counseling. The goal was to see if this approach could boost quit rates in a hard-to-reach population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide an effective, scalable way to help low-income smokers quit, reducing smoking-related diseases.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but results are not yet widely reported. The intervention relies on self-reported abstinence, which may overestimate success, and the smartphone requirement may limit reach.
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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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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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