Remote Smoking Cessation Research Study
Researchers at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences are conducting a study to evaluate whether smartphone apps and wearable devices can effectively support adults in quitting smoking.
Fast Facts
Ages 18+
Smoking Cigarettes Daily
Compensation Provided
Conducted Remotely in the US
Study Background
By providing accessible, at-home tools and personalized support, we hope to reduce barriers to traditional smoking cessation resources. The findings will help improve digital treatments, making it easier for people to quit smoking and improve their health.
Our study aims to explore the effectiveness of smartphone apps and wearable devices in supporting adults who want to quit smoking.
If you qualify and choose to participate, you’ll receive a smartwatch and a smartphone with an app designed to help track your quit attempt and physical activity. Over a 9-week period, you’ll use these devices to submit breath samples and monitor activity, with opportunities to earn rewards for staying smoke-free and increasing physical activity.
You’ll also receive up to 8 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy and have scheduled calls with a certified tobacco cessation counselor.
Study Background
By providing accessible, at-home tools and personalized support, we hope to reduce barriers to traditional smoking cessation resources. The findings will help improve digital treatments, making it easier for people to quit smoking and improve their health.
Our study aims to explore the effectiveness of smartphone apps and wearable devices in supporting adults who want to quit smoking.
If you qualify and choose to participate, you’ll receive a smartwatch and a smartphone with an app designed to help track your quit attempt and physical activity. Over a 9-week period, you’ll use these devices to submit breath samples and monitor activity, with opportunities to earn rewards for staying smoke-free and increasing physical activity.
You’ll also receive up to 8 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy and have scheduled calls with a certified tobacco cessation counselor.
Additional Information
Our study aims to explore the effectiveness of smartphone apps and wearable devices in supporting adults who want to quit smoking.
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18+ and identify as African American or Black
- Smoke cigarettes daily
- Willing to quit smoking within the next 3 weeks
- Willing to use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), a smartwatch, a smartphone app, and a cessation counselor to support their quit attempt
- Live a sedentary lifestyle (less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week)
- Willing to abstain from smoking marijuana or cannabis during their quit attempt
- Has not had a serious allergic reaction or side effect from the use of NRT
Participation in this study involves:
- In this study, all visits and interactions will be conducted remotely, so you can participate from the comfort of your own home.
- The enrollment call, baseline survey, and phone interviews will take place over the phone or online.
- Weekly counseling sessions with a certified tobacco cessation counselor will also be remote, scheduled at your convenience and accessible through the study-provided smartphone.
- You’ll use a smartwatch and app provided by the study to track your quit attempt and physical activity, submitting data entirely from home.
- Even the final survey and exit interview are remote, and at the end of the study, you’ll simply mail back the smartwatch and smartphone to complete your participation.
Compensation is provided up to $905.5 for study completion.
There is no cost for you to participate in our research study.