PASCAL Feasibility Study

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation, Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction

In brief

The goal of this randomized study is to assess if a conversational agent (or chatbot) that the investigators have developed to help with quitting smoking is acceptable to people trying to quit smoking and to also collect initial information regarding its effectiveness. In this study, some participants trying to quit smoking will be provided with this chatbot while other participants will not be

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07301151

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

120

Starts

2026-06-11

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-24

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Identify as Black or African American
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Meet a minimum smoking amount
• Be willing to make a quit attempt in the next 30 days
• Have a smartphone capable of downloading and running the study app
• Be able to upload data from the app
• Agree to receive text message reminders about study activities
• Be a native English speaker
• Reside in Minnesota.

You may not qualify if…

• Medicinal nicotine use would require careful monitoring by a healthcare professional
• Medical condition or medication used likely to significantly interfere with study outcomes or to be significantly affected by changes in smoking behavior
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (enrolling)

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