Purpose of this Study
This study lasts about 7 months and is fully remote. There will be 15 study visits that take place over a video call – most will take only 30-minutes. You will take a urine test at home to confirm you smoke and set a date to quit smoking. Every day for 2 weeks before you quit, you will 1) complete a short diary and 2) complete a brief survey and take a photo of your surroundings every time you smoke and 10 times randomly on your smartphone. After you quit, you will be given nicotine patches, complete short diaries for 1 month, and attend 30-minute video visits —weekly at first, then every other week, and later monthly. At each visit, we will ask questions about if you smoked recently, send brief surveys to your phone, and ask for a breath sample using a small device we send to you. People who finish the study and complete all surveys can earn up to $525.
Who Can Participate?
Eligibility
To join this study, you must be 21 years or older and have been smoking for 2 or more years. You must smoke at least 10 cigarettes a day without regular use of other nicotine product and desire to quit smoking in the next month. You must be able to download apps on your smartphone and be able to safely use a nicotine patch. You cannot be pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or expect other big life changes in the next 6 months. Finally, you cannot have any serious health problems that are not stable.
Age Range
21-110
Sex/Genders
Male (cisgender)
Female (cisgender)
Non-binary or gender fluid
Transgender male
Transgender female
Looking for Healthy Participants
No
What is Involved?
Description
The purpose of this study is to learn how the places people go every day can make it easier or harder for them to quit smoking. The study uses technology to look for patterns in different environments and see how these places might affect a person’s cravings or habits. By doing this, the researchers hope to understand why quitting is harder for some people than others and find better ways to help people stop smoking in the future.
Locations
Remote/online
Compensation
Yes
Spanish Materials Available
No
Study Details
Full Title
Project DEDUCE: Digital Envirotyping to Develop Understanding of Cigarette Smoking and the Environment
Principal Investigator
Francis
McClernon
Protocol Number
PRO00117480
NCT ID
NCT07089901
Phase
N/A
Enrollment Status
Open to Enrollment