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NCT Number: NCT01812070

Innovative Smartphone Application of a New Behavioral Method to Quit Smoking: Pilot Trial (Smart Quit)

This innovative study will compare a newly developed smartphone application for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to a smartphone application for traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Behavior Health Behavior Smoking Cessation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

About this study

The study matches these National Cancer Institute (NCI) research funding priorities: (1) increasing the dissemination of smoking cessation treatments and (2) new treatment approaches to boost the effectiveness of cessation interventions.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 or older
  • smokes at least five cigarettes daily for at least past 12 months
  • wants to quit in the next 30 days
  • interested in learning skills to quit smoking
  • willing to be randomly assigned to either smartphone application
  • resides in US
  • has at least daily access to their own personal Apple iPhone 4, 4s, or 5
  • knows how to login and download a smartphone application from Apple's "App Store" Store
  • willing and able to read in English
  • not participating in other smoking cessation interventions (including our other intervention studies)
  • has never used the NCI's Quit Guide smartphone application.]
  • willing to complete one follow-up survey
  • provide email, phone, and mailing address.

Exclusion criteria

  • The exclusion criteria are the opposite of the inclusion criteria above.

Treatment and study plan

ACT

Behavioral

Other names: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

CBT

Behavioral

Other names: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Primary outcomes

  1. 7-day and 24-hour point prevalence quit rates

    Time frame: 2 months post randomization

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Washington

Registry information

Official study title

Innovative Smartphone Application of a New Behavioral Method to Quit Smoking: Pilot Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 15, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 6, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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