Can an app plus nicotine gum help hispanic smokers kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT06811038
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase III trial will enroll 854 Hispanic adults who smoke and want to quit. Participants will use the iCanQuit smartphone app, which teaches skills to manage cravings and prevent relapse. Half will also receive nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patch, or lozenge) to ease withdrawal. The study aims to see if adding NRT boosts quit rates compared to the app alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patch, lozenge) and a smartphone app (iCanQuit)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable smoking cessation program tailored for Hispanic adults, reducing smoking-related diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but results depend on participants sticking with the app and NRT. The benefit may be modest, and long-term abstinence is hard to maintain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 854 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as Hispanic ethnicity * Age 18 and older * Smoking at least one cigarette per day in the past 30 days * Want to quit smoking within 30 days * Interest in learning skills to quit smoking * Willing to be randomly assigned * United States (US) or Puerto Rico (PR) residency for the next twelve months * Have daily access to their own Android or iPhone smartphone * Ability to download a smartphone application (app) * Proficiency in English or Spanish * Not currently (i.e., within past 30 days) using other smoking cessation interventions * Willing to consider using NRT * No previous use of iCanQuit * No household or family member participating * Willingness to complete follow-up assessments at the 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups * Providing email, phone number(s), and mailing address Exclusion Criteria: * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Heart attack in the last 2 months * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Stroke in the last 6 months * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Diagnosed arrhythmia or tachycardia * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Uncontrolled hypertension * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Currently using warfarin * NRT CONTRAINDICATION: Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans to become pregnant during the next 6 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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