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Can smarter outreach help more smokers kick the habit?

NCT ID NCT05683821

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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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

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

12,376 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2023

Finished

May 2025

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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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.

Cigarette Smoking nicotine dependence Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53711, United States

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