Use of a Smartphone Mobile Application (App) to Enhance Smoking Cessation Treatment

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT03519451

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center24 enrolled

Overview

This trial studies how well smartphone mobile applications work in enhancing smoking cessation treatment in current smokers. Smartphone mobile applications may help current smokers quit smoking.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone health application (app), Kick Ash, which will incorporate brief behavioral activation versus (vs.) a relaxation app, Breathe2Relax in a small randomized controlled trial of smokers with elevated depressive symptoms. OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Participants receive KickAsh smartphone mobile application designed to help the learning of relaxation skills over 8 weeks. GROUP II: Participants receive Breathe2Relax smartphone mobile application designed to help improve mood and increase level of enjoyable activities over 8 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Depression Tobacco Use Disorder Current Every Day Smoker

Interventions

Internet-Based InterventionOTHER

Given KickAsh smartphone mobile application

Internet-Based InterventionOTHER

Given Breathe2Relax smartphone mobile application

Questionnaire AdministrationOTHER

Ancillary studies

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * MD Anderson patient between the ages of 18 to 65 * Current smoker (i.e., at least 1 cigarette or e-cigarette per day) * Smoking for at least one year * Willing to set a quit date in the next 30 days * Not engaged in smoking cessation treatment other than the MDACC Tobacco Treatment Program * Currently elevated depressive symptoms or a history of elevated depressive symptoms; (PHQ 2 = or \> 1); current or past * English speaking and ability to read and comprehend English * Currently own an iOS mobile phone or tablet (iPhone; iPad) using iOS 9.0 or later and reports regular use (at least weekly) of at least 1 iOS app Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical or psychiatric condition, illness, disorder, or concomitant medication that could compromise participant safety or treatment, as determined by the Principal Investigator or Collaborator * Subject considered by the investigator an unsuitable candidate for receipt of a smoking cessation treatment or unstable to be followed up throughout the entire duration of the study

Locations (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States