New app aims to curb smoking urges with Real-Time personalized messages
NCT ID NCT07585357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app that sends personalized messages to help people quit smoking. The messages are triggered by real-time data like location and stress levels, offering coping strategies when urges strike. Seven participants will use the app for 45 days to see if it reduces smoking urges and is easy to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone-based intervention messages
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a more effective, personalized app for quitting smoking that adapts to users' needs in real time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study with only 7 people, focused on usability and feasibility. The app may not reduce smoking urges or help people quit in larger trials.
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Conditions
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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