Talking it out: video chats boost smoking quit intentions in lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06912113
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether motivational interviewing, a supportive counseling style, delivered through online video calls could increase the intention to quit smoking in people with lung cancer. Forty-two participants who smoked were randomly assigned to receive the intervention or not. The study measured changes in their desire and plans to quit using a standard questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- motivational interviewing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, supportive way to help lung cancer patients who smoke feel more ready to quit.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 42 participants. It measured intention to quit, not actual quitting, so real-world success may differ.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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: * Patients over the age of 18, * diagnosed with lung cancer, who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and had smoked at least one cigarette in the last month, * who volunteered to participate in the study, * who had no communication problems, and who had internet access were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Occasional smokers, * Those using a different type of nicotine than cigarettes, * Those actively participating in other smoking cessation programs, and those reporting dependence on any medication were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziantep University
Gaziantep, 27000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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