New training aims to help smokers beat withdrawal and quit for good
NCT ID NCT03912194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new program to help people quit smoking by teaching them how to handle withdrawal symptoms and negative feelings. Researchers will enroll 400 adult smokers who want to quit. The goal is to see if this training helps more people stay smoke-free compared to standard methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * at least 18 years of age * smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day * Expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) reading of at least five parts per million * report the intention to quit * reside in the Birmingham area with no plan to relocate outside of the area in the next 6 months * access to a telephone Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak English * presence of a condition that contraindicates use of the nicotine patch * presence of conditions that might interfere with compliance with the protocol or greatly complicate treatment * any acutely life-threatening disease * concurrent participation in a formal treatment program for smoking cessation * current use of any pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ryals Public Health Building
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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