Rural Smoking Cessation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorMasonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

About this trial

Understanding ways to help people who live in rural areas quit smoking is a public health priority. quitting smoking among rural people who smoke is a critical public health concern. People in rural areas smoke at higher rates than those in urban areas, experience high rates of smoking caused cancers and deaths. We are recruiting rural people from around the country to better understand how different quit smoking methods can improve a person's chances of successfully quitting smoking.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

≥ 21 years

smoke ≥ 5 cigarettes per day

daily access to their own iPhone/Android smartphone or tablet

Disqualifiers

past 30-day NRT use or contraindications listed on the NRT labels

currently pregnant/breastfeeding

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nicoderm CQ nicotine patch
  • Nicorette Nicotine Lozenges

Treatment groups

272 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups