Can an app help you quit smoking? new study tests best support level
NCT ID NCT06900985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smoking cessation program that combines a smartphone app with support from a psychologist. 429 adult smokers who want to quit will be placed into one of three groups: eight sessions with a psychologist plus the app, four sessions plus the app, or the app alone. The goal is to see which level of support helps people stop smoking the most.
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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 429 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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Apr 2028
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
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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: * aged 18 or over * wishing to participate in the treatment * providing written informed consent * smoking at least 5 cigarettes per day * completion of all pre-treatment assessment questionnaires * having a valid email address * having an Android or iOS smartphone and being willing to use it throughout the treatment Exclusion Criteria: * a diagnosis of severe mental disorder (bipolar disorder and/or psychotic disorder) * concurrent substance use disorder (alcohol, cannabis, stimulant, hallucinogen and/or opioid) * using other tobacco products (electronic cigarette with nicotine, cigars or cigarillos) * having completed an effective psychological treatment to quit smoking during the previous year * having completed a pharmacological treatment to quit smoking in the last year (any smoking cessation medication approved by the Agencia Española del Medicamento) * having a physical pathology involving high vital risk that requires immediate intervention (e.g., recent myocardial infarction) * having visual difficulties that prevent the use of the App.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 15885, Spain
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