Can smarter outreach help more smokers kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT05683821
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether offering smokers more frequent and personalized outreach, plus more treatment choices like nicotine patches and text support, helps more people quit compared to standard care. Over 12,000 adult smokers from 10 primary care clinics took part. The goal was to see if a flexible, patient-friendly approach increases the use of smoking cessation treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges) and text message support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more people quit smoking by making treatments easier to access and more personalized.
- What could go wrong
- The study compares outreach strategies, not a new drug, so the impact may be modest. Results depend on how well clinics implement the changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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12,376 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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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: * Adult age 18 years or older * Meet criteria for inclusion on a smoking registry (based on current smoking status and/or recent diagnosis of nicotine dependence or treatment of nicotine dependence) * Being seen in a participating clinic in the past 1-3 years, as documented in the EHR * Having a valid address * Not having a language other than English listed as preferred language Exclusion Criteria: * Invalid address * Participant opted out of the study within 18 months of initial outreach letter (or were opted out of the study by a legally authorized representative or an activated power of attorney for health care) * Participant clarification that they did not meet criteria for the smoking registry at the time of initial outreach
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Madison, Wisconsin, 53711, United States
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