New program helps smokers with mental illness kick the habit

NCT ID NCT04988477

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Sandra Japuntich Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a program to help people with mental illness quit smoking. The program included brief advice from their mental health provider and phone calls offering support. Researchers enrolled 94 daily smokers from community mental health centers and measured how many quit smoking over a year. The goal was to see if this approach is practical and acceptable.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: behavioral intervention (provider counseling and outreach calls)
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could help more people with mental illness quit smoking by integrating support into their routine care.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase study (94 participants) focused on feasibility, not on proving the program works. Results may not apply to other settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nicotine dependence psychiatric disorder Smoking Tobacco Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

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

MENTAL ILLNESS SMOKING, TOBACCO

Contacts and locations

Locations

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

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