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Can cash rewards help smokers kick the habit?

NCT ID NCT07685899

Disease control Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study tests whether offering rewards for taking smoking cessation medication and completing counseling calls helps people quit smoking. Participants receive varenicline and referrals to a state quitline, with some also getting incentives tracked by a smart pill dispenser. The study enrolls 40 adults who smoke at least one cigarette daily and aims to see if this approach improves adherence and quit rates.

What this could mean

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Active substance
varenicline
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could improve smoking cessation rates by boosting adherence to medication and counseling.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The reward system may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Smoked in the past 30 days * Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day when they smoke * ≥ 18 years old * Kansas resident * Speak/read English * Access to a mobile phone * Mobile phone receives text messages * No varenicline contraindications (no acute renal impairment) * Have no significant co-morbidity (i.e., life-threatening illness, communication barriers or altered mental status) * Cognitively able to participate * Physically able to participate * Not pregnant/breastfeeding Exclusion Criteria: * Medically ineligible for varenicline * Patient on smoking cessation medication within 2 weeks of admission date * Patient already talked to quitline in the past 2 weeks. * Patients participating in other quit smoking program or research study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nicotine dependence Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

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Smoking cessation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, United States

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