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Rural Smoking Cessation
Evaluating Population-Based Strategies for Rural Smoking Cessation
Who can join
Ages 21 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 21 years * smoke ≥ 5 cigarettes per day * daily access to their own iPhone/Android smartphone or tablet Exclusion Criteria: * past 30-day NRT use or contraindications listed on the NRT labels * currently pregnant/breastfeeding
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Nicoderm CQ nicotine patch (drug)
- Nicorette Nicotine Lozenges (drug)
Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · Participants: 544 · Started: Mar 17, 2026
Contact the study team
- Dana Carroll, PhD · Phone: 612-624-4511
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06584929
Locations in the U.S.
| Minnesota | Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.