Can your phone help you quit smoking? new study tests Text-Based coaching
NCT ID NCT05836103
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether smartphone messages using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or mindfulness techniques can help young adults (ages 18-30) quit smoking. Participants receive messages tailored to high-risk situations like stress or being around other smokers. The goal is to see if these messages reduce smoking urges and cigarettes smoked over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smartphone-based behavioral messages (CBT and mindfulness/ACT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, low-cost tool to help young adults quit smoking by delivering real-time coping strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (160 participants) testing short-term effects, so results may not apply broadly or lead to lasting quit rates.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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18 to 30 years
- 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: 1. live in the U.S. 2. read English; 3. are between 18 and 30 years of age; 4. own an iPhone or Android smartphone; 5. have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 3 cigarettes per day on 5 or more days of the week; 6. are planning to quit smoking within the next 30 days. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States