Cash for quitting: new study tests financial rewards to stop smoking in pregnancy
NCT ID NCT07528664
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving financial rewards to pregnant women who smoke—and to their smoking partners—helps them quit. About 180 pregnant women and their partners will be split into three groups: one where only the woman gets money for quitting, one where both get money, and a control group with no financial incentive. The goal is to see if rewarding both partners leads to more smoke-free months during pregnancy, reducing health risks for the baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Financial incentive
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, effective way to help pregnant women and their partners quit smoking, improving health for both mother and child.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (180 participants) and hasn't started yet. Financial incentives may not work for everyone, and long-term quitting success is uncertain.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Consent to participate in the study * Agree to monthly prenatal follow-up at the maternity unit * Understand French * Are enrolled in health insurance or benefit from AME (Aide Médicale d'État) * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Who do not wish to quit smoking * Whose partner does not wish to quit smoking * Who use electronic cigarettes in a complementary or exclusive manner (not applied to the partner) at inclusion * Who will separate from the father of the unborn child and/or no longer cohabit with him * Who will not be able to participate in the entirety of the study (e.g., planning to move after the birth of the child) * Who do not wish to give birth in one of the study maternities.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
Lille, Haut-de-France, 59000, France
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