Can a smartphone app and nicotine lozenges boost quit rates?
NCT ID NCT07099638
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding nicotine lozenges to standard smoking-cessation medication (varenicline) and using a smartphone app with medication reminders helps more people quit smoking. About 500 adults who smoke daily will be randomly assigned to different treatment combinations. The main goal is to see who stays smoke-free 6 months after their quit date.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 496 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to provide documentation of identity (to prevent fraudulent enrollment) and Oklahoma residence (due to limitations on prescribing to out-of-state residents) * Reports daily smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day * Provides a breath CO sample ≥6ppm to verify current smoking * Willing to schedule a smoking cessation attempt within the next 1-2 weeks * Willing to abstain from smoking cannabis or other combustible products during the study * Willing to use varenicline and nicotine lozenges * Willing to participate in the study for ≈6 months * Able to demonstrate \>6th grade literacy which is necessary to read intervention materials and complete study assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Does not own a smartphone that is compatible with the study app * Using an FDA-approved smoking cessation medication within the past 30 days * Using oral nicotine products (e.g., pouches, chewing tobacco, snus) more than once per week (5+ times) during the past 30 days * History of seizures (varenicline contraindication) * History of allergic reaction to varenicline * Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding * Unwilling or unable to use varenicline or nicotine lozenges for other reasons (e.g., severe dry mouth, past history of severe medication side effects) * Other medical reasons at the discretion of the prescribing physician (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, recent myocardial infarction) * Weekly or more frequent use of combustible cannabis during the past 30 days with a score ≥2 on the Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test-Short Form
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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TSET Health Promotion Research Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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