AI analyzes your surroundings to predict smoking relapse
NCT ID NCT07089901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study recruits 600 adults who want to quit smoking. Participants use a smartphone app to take photos of their environment when they smoke and at random times. Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyze these images and identify environmental triggers that lead to relapse. All participants receive nicotine patches to support quitting. The goal is to develop digital tools that predict and prevent smoking relapse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nicotine patch
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better tools for predicting and preventing smoking relapse by identifying environmental triggers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study focused on data collection, not testing a new treatment. The findings may not directly improve quit rates.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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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21 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 21 years of age or older; 2. Smoke ≥ 10 cigarettes/day 3. Smoking daily for ≥ 2 years, with a stable smoking pattern for the past 6 months; 4. Intention to quit smoking and set a target quit date in the next 1 month; 5. Have an iPhone or Android smartphone capable of running the photoEMA and iCO software 6. Positive Urine Cotinine Test Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study; 2. Currently in smoking cessation treatment or current use of smoking cessation products; 3. Regular use (i.e. \>9 days/month) of non-cigarette nicotine-containing products (e.g. cigarillos, e-cigarettes); 4. Anticipating major life changes (e.g. new job, birth of a child) during the course of the study; 5. Unstable medical conditions; 6. Contraindication for nicotine replacement therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27706, United States
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