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Technology Assisted Motivational Interviewing
Technology Assisted Motivational Interviewing Randomized Controlled Trial
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * A current Primary Care Provider patient * Age 18 or older * Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day for the past 7 consecutive days (and at least 100 lifetime) * Have a digital device (phone, laptop, tablet) * Moderately proficient in English * Able to participate for 6-month trial Exclusion Criteria: * Current participation in a smoking cessation program * Current use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy or smoking cessation pharmacotherapy * Cognitive impairment that would preclude informed consent
About the study
Building on our successful pilot work to develop a Motivational Interviewing (MI)-capable chatbot and cessation coach, the investigators propose to address the problems of intrinsic motivation and social barriers to smoking cessation by evaluating a highly scalable and easily accessible digital-coaching intervention that 1) promotes readiness to change using a technology-assisted MI (TAMI) chatbot, 2) provides compelling and accessible multilingual education about smoking cessation tools, and 3) develops a tailored quit plan addressing social barriers to treatment initiation and sustainment.
What is being tested
- TAMI Coach (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Participants: 440 · Started: Sep 22, 2025
Contact the study team
- Jason Satterfield, PhD · Phone: 415-353-2104
- Faris Omeragic, BS · Phone: 303-918-9233
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06713603
Locations in the U.S.
| California | San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco UCSF Adult Primary Care Mt. Zion Clinic, San Francisco |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.