Providing Nicotine Replacement Therapy to Enhance the Efficacy of a Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Hispanic Adults
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Summary
This phase III trial compares a smartphone application with or without nicotine replacement therapy in improving smoking cessation among Hispanic adults who would like to quit smoking. The iCanQuit smartphone application focuses on skills for managing urges, motivation, and relapse prevention with personalized quit plans. Nicotine replacement therapy works by giving small, steady doses of nicotine to help stop cravings and relieve symptoms that occur when a person is trying to quit smoking without any of the other harmful chemicals found in tobacco products.
Description
OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants receive access to the iCanQuit smartphone application for 12 months and complete personalized quit plans with education regarding managing urges, motivation, and relapse prevention, on-demand help with tracking of daily cigarette consumption, and monitoring of urges passed without smoking. ARM II: Participants receive access to the iCanQuit smartphone application for 12 months and complete personalized quit plans with education regarding managing urges, motivation, and relapse prevention, on-demand help with tracking of…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as Hispanic ethnicity * Age 18 and older * Smoking at least one cigarette per day in the past 30 days * Want to quit smoking within 30 days * Interest in learning skills to quit smoking * Willing to be randomly assigned * United States (US) or Puerto Rico (PR) residency for the next twelve months * Have daily access to their own Android or iPhone smartphone * Ability to download a smartphone application (app) * Proficiency in English or Spanish * Not currently (i.e., within past 30 days) using other smoking cessation interventions * Willing to consider usin…
Interventions
- DeviceiCanQuit Smartphone App Smoking Cessation Program
Receive access to iCanQuit app, with daily push notifications
- DrugNicotine Gum
Receive nicotine replacement therapy gum
- DrugNicotine Patch
Receive nicotine replacement therapy patch(es)
- DrugNicotine Lozenge
Receive nicotine replacement therapy lozenge(s)
- OtherSurvey Administration
Ancillary studies
- OtherInterview
Ancillary studies
Location
- Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer ConsortiumSeattle, Washington