An Interactive Smartphone Application to Motivate Smokers to Quit

Launched by OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE RESEARCH CORPORATION · Mar 22, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new smartphone app designed to help smokers feel more motivated to quit smoking. The goal is to see if using this app can encourage people to be more ready to quit, make attempts to stop smoking, and ultimately succeed in quitting. The trial is currently looking for participants who are at least 18 years old, live in Ontario, Canada, and are current smokers who are not planning to quit in the next 30 days. Participants also need to have a smartphone with internet access and be able to read and write in English or French.

If you decide to take part in this trial, you will use the app and participate in follow-up assessments over the next six months to see how it’s working for you. It’s important to note that this trial is not for those who are already planning to quit smoking soon, or for individuals with certain health issues that might affect their ability to complete the study. Overall, this research aims to understand how technology can help support smokers in their journey to quit.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years of age or older.
• • Living in Ontario, Canada.
• • Current smoker who indicates they are not interested in quitting within the next 30-days.
• • Have access to and regularly use a smartphone with internet access.
• • Read, write, speaks English or French.
• • Available and willing to participate in follow-up assessments over the next 6 months.
• • Able to provide consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Planning on quitting smoking within the next 30-days.
• • Cognitively impaired or experiencing acute psychiatric illness that would alter their ability to participate.
• • Institutionalized at a retirement home, nursing home or long-term care facility.
• • Has morbid illness which will prevent completion of 6-month follow-up (e.g., receiving palliative care).
• • Participating in another smoking cessation program