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Purpose

The purpose of the study is to develop a new quit-smoking treatment among individuals with a cancer diagnosis using a smartphone app.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • ≥18 years old - smoked ≥1 cigarette per day (even one or two puffs) within the past 30 days - having been diagnosed with cancer - being motivated to quit in the next 30 days - having a valid home address and functioning phone number - being able to read, write, and speak English - having a smartphone that allows installation of the app - willingness to download the app

Exclusion Criteria

  • being enrolled in a smoking cessation program - current use of smoking cessation medications - evidence of current psychosis - current/planning pregnancy or lactation

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Mindfulness 		Participants will receive brief counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, and intervention content delivered via the app.
  • Behavioral: Mindfulness
    Participants will complete 4 counseling sessions (30 minutes), download and use a smartphone app for 4 weeks, complete 4 online surveys (baseline, quit date, end of treatment, and 3-month follow-up), and a brief phone call at the end of treatment to provide feedback. Participants will use the app every day to complete daily diaries and ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), receive brief mindful skills, and practice formal mindfulness meditations (5-30 minutes). Participants will also be provided with nicotine patches.
Active Comparator
Quitline 		Participants will be referred to Quitline to receive standard care for smoking cessation.
  • Behavioral: Quitline
    Participants will be referred to Quitline to receive standard care smoking cessation treatment, including counseling and nicotine patches. Participants will complete 4 online surveys (baseline, quit date, end of treatment, and 3-month follow-up) and a brief phone call at the end of treatment to provide feedback. Participants will use the app every day to complete daily diaries.

Recruiting Locations

Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Contact

Rutgers IRB/Human Research Protection Program
9739723608
irboffice@research.rutgers.edu

Detailed Description

The study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of the smartphone app we developed in conjunction with face-to-face brief cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy in a two-arm randomized controlled trial.

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