Food bank partnership tests smartphone tool to help smokers quit
NCT ID NCT05004662
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study tested a smartphone-based program to help 520 low-income smokers quit. Participants received nicotine patches and lozenges, plus automated app content and phone counseling. The goal was to see if this approach could boost quit rates in a hard-to-reach population.
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 and nicotine lozenge
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide an effective, scalable way to help low-income smokers quit, reducing smoking-related diseases.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but results are not yet widely reported. The intervention relies on self-reported abstinence, which may overestimate success, and the smartphone requirement may limit reach.
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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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502 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥100 lifetime cigarettes * English or Spanish speaking * Currently smoke ≥5 cigarettes/day * Process a smartphone compatible with the project app * Have a valid email address * Receipt of food assistance in the past 3 month Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant or breastfeeding * Current use of smoking cessation medications * Enrolled in a smoking cessation study * Household member enrolled in the study * Failure to electronically confirm participation with 14 days of randomization via electronic link sent to participant's smartphone
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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