NCT04409236

Quit2Heal Smartphone App in Helping Cancer Patients Quit Smoking

Randomized Trial of a Smartphone Application to Help Cancer Patients Stop Smoking (Quit2Heal)

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 427 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This phase III trial compares the Quit2Heal smoking cessation smartphone application (app) to the QuitGuide app in helping cancer patients quit smoking. Both apps provide tools to cope with urges to smoke, step-by-step guides for quitting smoking, help in planning for quitting and staying tobacco-free, and scientifically-based recommendations for how to select medications that aid in smoking cessation.

Detailed description

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients receive the Quit2Heal app and are encouraged to use it frequently. During the entire 12-month follow-up period, the app will remain fully available anytime study participants wish to use it. ARM II: Patients receive the QuitGuide app and are encouraged to use it frequently. During the entire 12-month follow-up period, the app will remain fully available anytime study participants wish to use it. After randomization, patients are followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Conditions

• Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm
• Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Quit2Heal	Use Quit2Heal app
BEHAVIORAL	QuitGuide	Use QuitGuide app
OTHER	Survey Administration	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-19
• Primary completion: 2025-09-11
• Completion: 2026-09-11
• First posted: 2020-06-01
• Last updated: 2025-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States