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NCT04955639

Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smart Phone-Based Smoking Cessation Program

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 1 July 2024
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Control in Smoking Cessation in 188 participants. Completed in 17 November 2023.

Timeline
3 June 2021
Primary endpoint
27 April 2022
17 November 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsorJennifer Marler, MD
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingsingle
Primary purposeother
Enrollment188
Start date3 June 2021
Primary completion27 April 2022
Estimated completion17 November 2023
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Jennifer Marler, MD

Who can join

21 and older, any sex, with Smoking Cessation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Average Total App Openings at 12 Weeks Primary · 12 weeks

App/program engagement is assessed with the self-report of total app openings through the first 12 weeks of the program. Calculated by summing the number of weekly app openings reported by participants weekly.

GroupValue95% CI
Control86.5± 66.3
Pivot157.9± 210.6
Desire to Quit (Yes/no) Secondary · 4 weeks

desire to quit smoking, participant self-report, yes/no

Participants who answered "yes" to having a desire to quit smoking
GroupValue95% CI
Control88
Pivot91
Participants who answered "no" to having a desire to quit smoking
GroupValue95% CI
Control0
Pivot0
Change in Expected Difficulty in Staying Quit Secondary · 12 weeks

Expected difficulty to stay quit from smoking. Participants asked: "How difficult do you think it would be to stay smoke free?". Participant self-report on scale 1-10 (1=Really hard to stay quit, 10=Really easy to stay quit)

Difficulty to quit 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control5.2± 3.0
Pivot5.7± 3.1
Change in Difficulty to quit from baseline to 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control1.7± 3.4
Pivot2.2± 3.7
Change in Confidence Levels Towards Quitting Smoking Secondary · 12 weeks

Expected success in quitting smoking. Asked: " If you were to quit smoking right now, how successful would you be?". Participant self-report, scale 1-10 (1=Not at all successful, 10=Completely successful).

Success to quit 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control5.8± 3.1
Pivot6.6± 3.0
Change in Success to quit from baseline to 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control1.6± 3.6
Pivot2.0± 3.6
Self-Reported Smoking Abstinence Secondary · 12 weeks

participant self-report of 7-day and 30-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from smoking cigarettes

7-day PPA at 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control26
Pivot33
30-day PPA at 12 weeks
GroupValue95% CI
Control21
Pivot27
Self-Reported Smoking Abstinence Secondary · 26 weeks

participant self-report of 7-day and 30-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from smoking cigarettes

7-day PPA at 26 weeks ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control25
Pivot34
7-day PPA at 26 weeks Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control25
Pivot34
30-day PPA at 26 weeks ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control21
Pivot30
30-day PPA at 26 weeks Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control21
Pivot30
Self-Reported Smoking Abstinence Secondary · 52 weeks

participant self-report of 7-day and 30-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from smoking cigarettes

7-day PPA at 52 weeks ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control29
Pivot39
7-day PPA at 52 weeks Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control29
Pivot39
30-day PPA at 52 weeks ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control28
Pivot34
30-day PPA at 52 weeks Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control28
Pivot34
Self-Reported Abstinence From All Tobacco Products Secondary · 12 weeks

participant self report of no tobacco product use including: cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping, cigars, chew/snuff, pipe, and hookah

Self-report no tobacco use ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control25
Pivot31
Self-report no tobacco use Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control25
Pivot31
Self-Reported Abstinence From All Tobacco Products Secondary · 26 weeks

Participant self report of no tobacco product use including: cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping, cigars, chew/snuff, pipe, and hookah.

Self-report no tobacco use ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control23
Pivot32
Self-report no tobacco use Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control23
Pivot32
Self-Reported Abstinence From All Tobacco Products Secondary · 52 weeks

Participant self report of no tobacco product use including: cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping, cigars, chew/snuff, pipe, and hookah.

Self-report no tobacco use ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control27
Pivot33
Self-report no tobacco use Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control27
Pivot33
Biochemically Confirmed Abstinence Secondary · 12 weeks

Participants who report they have achieved at least 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 weeks will undergo a videoconference visit with study staff in which they provide a witnessed breath sample using a provided personal mobile carbon monoxide breath sensor. Breath sample values less than 10 ppm (parts per million) will be considered consistent with biochemical abstinence.

Biovalidated abstinence ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control12
Pivot27
Biovalidated abstinence Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control12
Pivot27
Biochemically Confirmed Abstinence Secondary · 26 weeks

Participants who report they have achieved at least 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 26 weeks will undergo a videoconference visit with study staff in which they provide a witnessed breath sample using a provided personal mobile carbon monoxide breath sensor. Breath sample values less than 10 ppm (parts per million) will be considered consistent with biochemical abstinence.

Biovalidated abstinence ITT
GroupValue95% CI
Control14
Pivot26
Biovalidated abstinence Responder
GroupValue95% CI
Control14
Pivot26

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Participants self-report adverse event experienced due to their assigned program and/or the NRT that they ordered during the study. Participants were asked at 12 weeks and 26 weeks if they had any issues with their assigned program and/or with their use of nicotine replacement therapy.. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Control
Serious: 0/94 (0%)
Deaths: 0/94
Pivot
Serious: 0/94 (0%)
Deaths: 0/94
Other adverse events (8 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemControlPivot
Skin irritation due to NRT patch useSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
GI upset due to NRT lozenge or gum useGastrointestinal disorders
Heartburn due to NRT lozenge or gum useGastrointestinal disorders
Sleep issues - wild dreams, insomniaGeneral disorders
Hiccups due to NRT lozenge or gum useGastrointestinal disorders
Jittery, racing heart, or lightheaded feeling due to NRT useGeneral disorders
Headache due to NRT useGeneral disorders
Mouth irritation or sore throat due to NRT lozenge or gum useGastrointestinal disorders

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04955639 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

Two-arm, parallel-group, non-crossover, single-center pilot randomized controlled trial, enrolling up to 180 participants to evaluate the effect of the Pivot smoking cessation program (intervention) compared to usual care (commercially available app smoking cessation program plus optional nicotine replacement therapy, control).

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Outcomes of a Comprehensive Mobile Smoking Cessation Program With Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Adult Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Marler JD, Fujii CA, Utley MT, Balbierz DJ, et al · · 2022 · cited 15× · PMID 36257323 · DOI 10.2196/41658
  2. Long-Term Outcomes of a Comprehensive Mobile Smoking Cessation Program With Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Adult Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Marler JD, Fujii CA, Utley MT, Balbierz DJ, et al · · 2023 · cited 7× · PMID 37585282 · DOI 10.2196/48157

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