Chatbot coach aims to help smokers kick the habit
NCT ID NCT06713603
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital coaching program that uses a chatbot to help people quit smoking. The program aims to boost motivation, educate about quitting tools, and create a personalized quit plan. Researchers will enroll 440 adult smokers and check if they have quit after 6 months using a saliva test.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TAMI Coach (digital chatbot and coaching intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an accessible, scalable digital tool to help more people quit smoking.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so results may vary. The trial is still recruiting and relies on self-reporting and digital engagement, which may not work for everyone.
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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 440 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- 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 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: * A current Primary Care Provider patient * Age 18 or older * Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day for the past 7 consecutive days (and at least 100 lifetime) * Have a digital device (phone, laptop, tablet) * Moderately proficient in English * Able to participate for 6-month trial Exclusion Criteria: * Current participation in a smoking cessation program * Current use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy or smoking cessation pharmacotherapy * Cognitive impairment that would preclude informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Francisco General Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94110, United States
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UCSF Adult Primary Care Mt. Zion Clinic
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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