Text messaging to help Kenyan ER patients quit tobacco
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests if sending text messages to tobacco users in the emergency department can help them quit. If you're ready to quit and have a phone, this program could support you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You currently use tobacco (like cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or vapes).
- You are a patient at the Kenyatta National Hospital emergency department.
- You have a mobile phone that can receive text messages.
- You want to try to quit using tobacco.
- You are not too sick to talk and understand the study.
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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