Clinical trial · Interventional
Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Cancer Patients (Quit2Heal Study)
Pilot Trial of a Smartphone Smoking Cessation Application Intervention for Cancer Patients (Quit2Heal Study)
NCT03600038CI-TRIAL-00042105Quit2HealcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this study is to determine whether the novel smartphone application designed specifically for cancer patients to quit smoking (Quit2Heal) provides higher quit rates than the current standard smoking cessation app.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental smoking cessation smartphone app | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard of care smoking cessation smartphone app | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental
- description
- This is the experimental arm of the study. This includes receiving the novel/experimental smoking cessation smartphone app. Therapy description of experimental app withheld to protect the integrity of the study.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Experimental smoking cessation smartphone app
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
- This is the control arm of the study. This includes receiving the standard of care smoking cessation smartphone app. Therapy description of standard of care app withheld to protect the integrity of the study.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard of care smoking cessation smartphone app
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 or older * diagnosed with cancer in the past 12 months * has smoked a cigarette (even a puff) in the past 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 smartphone * knows how to login and download a smartphone application from the Apple app store or Android Play app store * willing and able to read in English * not currently using cessation medications or enrolled in other smoking cessation programs, and * has never used the NCI's Quit Guide smartphone application. * willing and able to complete one follow-up survey * willing to provide email, phone, and mailing address. Exclusion Criteria: * The exclusion criteria are opposite of the inclusion criteria listed above.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDBricker JB, Watson NL, Heffner JL, Sullivan B, Mull K, Kwon D, Westmaas JL, Ostroff J. A Smartphone App Designed to Help Cancer Patients Stop Smoking: Results From a Pilot Randomized Trial on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness. JMIR Form Res. 2020 Jan 17;4(1):e16652. doi: 10.2196/16652. PMID 31951215