Could a stick help you quit smoking? new study tests it in lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07455513
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new tool called the Buckeye Quit Stick to help smokers with lung cancer quit. The stick replaces the hand-to-mouth habit of smoking without using medicine. About 30 adults will try it for 6 months to see if it helps them stay smoke-free.
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Study facts
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- 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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * \>= 21 years old * Speak and understand English * Established patient of the OSU thoracic clinics * Diagnosed with a thoracic malignancy or has a clinically suspected thoracic malignancy as documented by treating provider * Willing and able to participate in the study protocol (e.g., complete the survey and related study documents and provide informed consent) * Current self-reported smoker * Willingness to change = score of above 1 on the Stages of Change measure Exclusion Criteria: * \< 21 years old (Ohio is a tobacco 21 state.) * Patient outside of the OSU clinics (This intervention targets patients who may benefit the most from cessation.) * Unwilling or unable to provide consent or complete study components * Prisoners will be excluded from participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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