Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen by Jonathan B Bricker

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

No Placebo Group

Approved in 3 Jurisdictions

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This clinical trial compares a new smoking cessation smartphone application (app) (iCanQuit) to an existing smarphone app (National Cancer Institute \[NCI\] QuitGuide) for helping American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) quit smoking. Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, AIANs have 6 times higher rates of developing smoking-related cancers, including lung cancer. Commercial cigarette smoking accounts for half of all deaths among AIANs nationwide. AIANs' often lack of access to smoking cessation interventions, which may be due to inequities in the healthcare system, lack of health insurance, living in rural areas, systemic racism, and historical trauma. There is also a lack of effective smoking cessation interventions for AIANs. Smartphone apps have the potential to deliver a low-cost smoking cessation intervention with wide reach to AIANs. Apps require no in-person delivery and no provider training, do not require integration into complex hospital systems, can be freely accessed on an app store, and are available at any time and any place. iCanQuit is a behavioral intervention designed to help adults stop smoking by teaching skills for coping with smoking urges, staying motivated, and preventing relapse. The iCanQuit app intervention may be more effective than the currently available NCI QuitGuide app at helping AIANs quit smoking.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 18 or older who smoke daily, want to quit within the next month, can use a smartphone app in English, and are not using other quit-smoking aids. Participants must live off US tribal reservations or on certain Northern Plains reservations.

Inclusion Criteria

You have smoked every day for the past year.

I want to quit smoking within the next month.

No one else in your household or family is taking part in the study.

Treatment Details

Interventions

• iCanQuit (Behavioural Intervention)

Trial Overview The study compares two smartphone apps: iCanQuit, designed specifically to help AIANs stop smoking by teaching coping skills and motivation techniques; versus the existing NCI QuitGuide app. The effectiveness of these apps in aiding smoking cessation will be evaluated.

Participant Groups

Group I: Arm I (iCanQuit app) Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

Participants use the iCanQuit app, which includes setting up a personalized quit plan, participating in eight levels of the content, receiving on-demand help in coping with smoking urges, and tracking their daily smoking behaviors for at least 45 days on study.

Group II: Arm II (NCI QuitGuide app) Active Control 3 Interventions

Participants use the NCI QuitGuide app for at least 45 days on study.

iCanQuit is already approved in United States, India, Australia for the following indications:

🇺🇸 Approved in United States as iCanQuit for:

• Smoking cessation

🇮🇳 Approved in India as iCanQuit India for:

• Smoking cessation

🇦🇺 Approved in Australia as iCanQuit Australia for:

• Smoking cessation

Find a Clinic Near You

Research Locations Nearby Select from list below to view details:

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium Seattle, WA

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Lead Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Collaborator

References