Can a phone app and a CT scan help smokers kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT07331519
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests different ways to help smokers quit, including a smartphone app, written materials, and low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer. Researchers will enroll 1,200 smokers aged 50-74 and compare how many people successfully quit in each group. The goal is to see if combining lung cancer screening with smoking-cessation support works better than either approach alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone application for smoking cessation, low-dose computed tomography, and written materials
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that combining lung cancer screening with digital smoking-cessation tools helps more people quit smoking and catch cancer earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral and screening study, not a drug trial. Results depend on participant motivation, and the CT screening may find harmless nodules that lead to unnecessary worry or procedures.
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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 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2036
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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50 to 74 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. Able to provide written informed consent 2. Age between 50-74 3. Smoked ≥ 15 cigarettes/day for ≥ 25 years or smoked ≥ 10 cigarettes/day for ≥ 30 years and are active smokers (smoking during the last two weeks) 4. Access to a smartphone (iPhone or Android) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current or past melanoma, lung, renal or breast cancer 2. A chest CT examination less than one year before inclusion 3. Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial 4. No access to a smartphone (iPhone or Android) 5. Participant is unwilling or unable to comply with treatment and trial instructions 6. Any condition that study investigators consider an impediment to safe trial participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helsinki University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHelsinki, Finland
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Oulu University Hospital
RECRUITINGOulu, Finland
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Tampere University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampere, Finland
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Turku University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTurku, Finland
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Vaasa Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVaasa, Finland
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