Therapeutic Contact Intensity in a Psychological Smoking Cessation Intervention With an App

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA · Mar 21, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how different levels of support can help people quit smoking using a mobile app. Participants will be divided into three groups: one group will have eight sessions with trained psychologists and access to the app, the second group will have four sessions with psychologists and the app, while the last group will only use the app without any sessions. The goal is to see how these different levels of support affect how successfully people can stop smoking.

To join the study, participants need to be at least 18 years old, want to quit smoking, and smoke at least five cigarettes a day. They also need to have a smartphone and be willing to use it during the treatment. However, individuals with certain serious mental health issues, those who use other tobacco products, or who have recently received other treatments to quit smoking may not be eligible. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to find out what type of support works best for people trying to quit smoking.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • aged 18 or over
• • wishing to participate in the treatment
• • providing written informed consent
• • smoking at least 5 cigarettes per day
• • completion of all pre-treatment assessment questionnaires
• • having a valid email address
• • having an Android or iOS smartphone and being willing to use it throughout the treatment
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • a diagnosis of severe mental disorder (bipolar disorder and/or psychotic disorder)
• • concurrent substance use disorder (alcohol, cannabis, stimulant, hallucinogen and/or opioid)
• • using other tobacco products (electronic cigarette with nicotine, cigars or cigarillos)
• • having completed an effective psychological treatment to quit smoking during the previous year
• • having completed a pharmacological treatment to quit smoking in the last year (any smoking cessation medication approved by the Agencia Española del Medicamento)
• • having a physical pathology involving high vital risk that requires immediate intervention (e.g., recent myocardial infarction)
• • having visual difficulties that prevent the use of the App.