NCT05799625

An Interactive Smartphone Application to Motivate Smokers to Quit

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 382 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, blinded-endpoint trial to determine the impact of a smartphone application-based program to motivate smokers to increase readiness to quit, make quit attempts, and quit smoking.

Detailed description

Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, blinded-endpoint trial to determine the impact of a smartphone application-based program to motivate smokers to increase readiness to quit, make quit attempts, and quit smoking. The intervention has been designed based by a team of scientist, taking principles of change behaviour into consideration. The application incorporates daily reminders, gamification, and models of habit formation to engage users. It will support participants to reflect on their smoking in a holistic manner through questions and activities.

Conditions

• Smoking Cessation
• Smoking Behaviors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	StepOne Smartphone Application	This smartphone application provides a 14-day program that delivers the core components of smoking cessation (i.e., counseling, education) and takes advantage of pandemic-accelerated acceptance of virtual care, videoconferencing, remote monitoring, and social networking. The program seeks to move participants from the pre-action stage (not interested in quitting) to the action stage (intention to quit) and incorporates daily reminders, gamification, and models of habit formation to engage users.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-12
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2023-04-05
• Last updated: 2026-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada