Mobile-supported quit-smoking program for low-income women
Adaptation and Evaluation of a Tobacco Cessation Program: An Integrated mHealth Approach
This project offers a smartphone app plus community health worker support to help low-income women stop smoking.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Birmingham, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11404124 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would get a version of a proven community health worker program combined with a smartphone app for reminders, tips, and progress tracking. The team will adapt the program using feedback and features from successful mHealth apps and add a tracking dashboard for the health workers. Early work will check feasibility and acceptability, and the later phase will expand the program to see if the combined approach helps more women quit. The program is designed for women served by the public health system and aims to reduce time demands on health workers while giving you on-phone support.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are low-income women who currently smoke and are connected to or eligible for public health tobacco cessation services.
Not a fit: People who do not smoke, men, or those without reliable access to a smartphone (or who cannot use mobile apps) are unlikely to benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make it easier for low-income women to quit tobacco by combining personal support with easy-to-use mobile tools.
How similar studies have performed: A prior R01 showed the CHW-led program roughly doubled quit rates (20% vs 11%), and other mHealth apps have successfully engaged users, so this combines proven community support with promising mobile features.
Where this research is happening
Birmingham, United States
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Scarinci, Isabel C — University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Study coordinator: Scarinci, Isabel C
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.