Trial of An Innovative Smartphone Intervention for Smoking Cessation

Randomized Trial of An Innovative Smartphone Intervention for Smoking Cessation

The goal of this study is to determine whether the novel smartphone app (SmartQuit) provides higher quit rates than the current standard smoking cessation app.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 or older
• smokes at least five cigarettes daily for at least past 12 months
• wants to quit cigarette smoking in the next 30 days
• if concurrently using any other nicotine or tobacco products, wants to quit using them within the next 30 days
• interested in learning skills to quit smoking
• willing to be randomly assigned to either condition
• resides in US
• has at least daily access to their own personal Apple iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone
• knows how to login and download a smartphone application
• willing and able to read in English
• not using other smoking cessation interventions (including apps or our other intervention studies).
• willing to complete all three follow-up surveys
• provide email, phone, and mailing address.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria are opposite of the inclusion criteria listed above.