Using rewards and texts to help smokers quit
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a program that uses rewards and text messages to help people quit smoking. Participants may receive medication and support to stop smoking, with the goal of improving quit success.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You have smoked in the last 30 days and usually smoke at least one cigarette a day.
- You live in Kansas.
- You speak and read English.
- You have a mobile phone that can receive text messages.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you do not have serious kidney problems.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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