Can a 5-Minute chat help smokers quit? large turkish trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07609199
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a very brief smoking cessation intervention called 3A-OR in family health centers across Turkey. About 2,400 smokers aged 15 and older will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention or usual care. The intervention involves asking about tobacco use, assessing motivation, advising quitting, offering help, and recording progress. Researchers will track quit rates at 3, 6, and 12 months to see if this simple approach works in routine primary care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3A-OR very brief smoking cessation intervention (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple intervention could be widely used in primary care to help many people quit smoking.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial, not a drug study. Success depends on real-world implementation, and results may vary across different settings.
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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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About 2,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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15 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Being aged 15 years and older (including pregnant and breastfeeding women); 2. Having used any tobacco product at least once daily within the last month; 3. All smokers, regardless of their intention to quit tobacco use; 4. Providing a phone number for follow-up; 5. Being able to read and speak Turkish; 6. Signing the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Using tobacco products less than once per day; 2. Having made an attempt to quit tobacco use within the last month; 3. Having impaired cognitive functions; 4. Having participated in another study on tobacco use within the past year.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Family Health Centers
Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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