Can a smartphone app help cancer survivors kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT07210567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new smartphone app that uses mindfulness exercises to help cancer survivors quit smoking. About 50 adults who have been diagnosed with cancer and smoke at least one cigarette a day will try the app. The goal is to see if the app is easy to use and if people find it helpful.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * smoked ≥1 cigarette per day (even one or two puffs) within the past 30 days * having been diagnosed with cancer * being motivated to quit in the next 30 days * having a valid home address and functioning phone number * being able to read, write, and speak English * having a smartphone that allows installation of the app * willingness to download the app Exclusion Criteria: * being enrolled in a smoking cessation program * current use of smoking cessation medications * evidence of current psychosis * current/planning pregnancy or lactation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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