A Quit Smoking Study Using Smartphones

Summary

The objective of this research is to determine whether smartphone games show promise for helping smokers increase their chances of quitting. The central hypothesis is that smokers who have access to smartphone games during their quit smoking attempt will smoke fewer cigarettes and report less craving than will smokers without such access.

Timeline

Start

2014-10

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Schlam TR, Baker TB. Playing Around with Quitting Smoking: A Randomized Pilot Trial of Mobile Games as a Craving Response Strategy. Games Health J. 2020 Feb;9(1):64-70. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2019.0030. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Drugs

Indications