Can your phone help you quit smoking? new AR app shows promise
NCT ID NCT06923033
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app that uses augmented reality to help reduce cravings to smoke. 14 adults who recently quit smoking tried the app and rated how easy it was to use and how much they liked it. The goal was to see if the app could be a helpful tool for quitting smoking.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Nov 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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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: * \>18 years of age * Daily smokers that have quit smoking within the past 3 months (Aim 1) or currently smoking ≥ 3 cigarettes per day for the past year (Aim 2) * Functioning telephone number * Owns a smart phone capable of supporting AR and willing to download the app * Can speak, read and write in English Exclusion Criteria: * Has another household member already enrolled in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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