New smoking cessation program aims to help Chicago's behavioral health patients quit
NCT ID NCT06837220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study partners with community organizations to adapt a smoking cessation program for adults who smoke and receive care at behavioral health clinics. Researchers will enroll 24 participants to test whether the program is feasible and acceptable. The goal is to learn how to better support quitting in underserved communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Courage to Quit smoking cessation program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, community-tailored smoking cessation program that works in real-world behavioral health settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (24 participants) focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The program may not lead to higher quit rates or be scalable.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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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18 to 26 years
- 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: * Identify as someone who currently smokes combustible cigarettes (at least 1 cigarette per day) on each day for the past month * Report interest in quitting cigarettes (at least 6/10 scale in interest of quitting) * Age 18 or older, ability to understand the English language, willing and able to provide informed consent * Stable residence and contact information throughout the follow up period Exclusion Criteria: * Non-daily or intermittent cigarette use * No interest in quitting smoking * Unstable residence/not staying in Chicago for duration of study period * Current untreated severe substance use disorder (with the exception of tobacco use) or past-year serious untreated psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, unspecified psychosis, past-year suicide attempt)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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