Mindfulness smartphone program plus counseling and nicotine replacement to help cancer survivors quit smoking
Mindfulness-based Ecological Momentary Intervention for Smoking Cessation Among Cancer Survivors
This project will try a mindfulness smartphone app together with brief face-to-face counseling and nicotine replacement to help cancer survivors who smoke quit.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| Trial ID | NCT07210567 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This randomized, two-arm feasibility trial will deliver a mindfulness-based ecological momentary intervention via a smartphone app alongside brief in-person cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, compared with a quitline-based approach. The study enrolls adult cancer survivors who currently smoke and are motivated to quit within the next 30 days and requires participants to own a compatible smartphone. Primary aims are feasibility and acceptability, with outcomes including app engagement, adherence to counseling and nicotine replacement, and preliminary quit-related measures. The trial is conducted at Rutgers' Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with collaboration from the National Cancer Institute.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults with a cancer diagnosis who have smoked at least once in the past 30 days, are motivated to quit within 30 days, can read English, and own a smartphone that can install the app are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People already enrolled in a cessation program, currently using cessation medications, with active psychosis, who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who lack a compatible smartphone are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could give cancer survivors an accessible, on-the-go mindfulness tool combined with counseling and nicotine replacement to improve quit rates.
How similar studies have performed: Previous smartphone and mindfulness-based interventions for smoking have shown promising but mixed results in general populations, and combining ecological momentary mindfulness with standard counseling for cancer survivors is a relatively new approach.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * smoked ≥1 cigarette per day (even one or two puffs) within the past 30 days * having been diagnosed with cancer * being motivated to quit in the next 30 days * having a valid home address and functioning phone number * being able to read, write, and speak English * having a smartphone that allows installation of the app * willingness to download the app Exclusion Criteria: * being enrolled in a smoking cessation program * current use of smoking cessation medications * evidence of current psychosis * current/planning pregnancy or lactation
Where this trial is running
New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Min-Jeong Yang, PhD — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Study coordinator: Rutgers IRB/Human Research Protection Program
- Email: irboffice@research.rutgers.edu
- Phone: 9739723608
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.