A new approach to help homeless youth kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT06754215
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to develop a smoking cessation program specifically designed for homeless youth. Researchers will interview and survey participants to understand their motivations for smoking and quitting. The goal is to build a program that addresses the unique challenges these young people face, potentially improving their chances of quitting successfully.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral smoking cessation intervention, including focus groups, interviews, and surveys
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a tailored smoking cessation program that effectively helps homeless youth quit smoking.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on understanding motivations, not testing a final treatment. The intervention may not be effective in a larger population.
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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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179 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- 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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14 to 24 years
- 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: * Youth who report having smoked some or every day in the past week. * Youth who meet criteria for homelessness defined by the 2002 McKinney-Vento Act including those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; live in a welfare hotel, or place without regular sleeping accommodations; or live in a shared residence with other persons due to the loss of one's housing or economic hardship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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