Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2020
Evaluation of the Tobbstop Mobile App for Smoking Cessation: Cluster Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Trial report in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01734421 (Efficacacy of a Mobile Application in the Smoking Cessation Among Young Poeple), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacacy of a Mobile Application in the Smoking Cessation Among Young Poeple: Cluster Randomized Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mapping the effectiveness of digital health interventions in promoting electronic cigarette cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Korean Clinical Practice Guideline of Korean Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (KSRNT) and National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) on Treatment of Tobacco Use 2024.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Guideline
- Effectiveness of eHealth Smoking Cessation Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Smartphone App-Based Interventions for Assisting Smoking Cessation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Adherence to mHealth Apps for Prevention or Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Smoking Prevalence among Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of the EILA application on smoking cessation among hospital workers: a randomised controlled trial.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the Impact of a Game (Inner Dragon) on User Engagement Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Text Messaging in Encouraging Smoking Cessation among Non-Communicable Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of a Conversational Chatbot (Dejal@bot) for the Adult Population to Quit Smoking: Pragmatic, Multicenter, Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial in Primary Care.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Sociodemographic Differences in Logins and Engagement With the Electronic Health Coach Messaging Feature of a Mobile App to Support Opioid and Stimulant Use Recovery: Results From a 1-Month Observational Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Observational
- The impact of gamification on smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- The Digital Therapeutics Real-World Evidence Framework: An Approach for Guiding Evidence-Based Digital Therapeutics Design, Development, Testing, and Monitoring.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Experiences of smoking and tobacco use during pregnancy: A qualitative study protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- Developing a Game (Inner Dragon) Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Design and Feasibility Evaluation Study.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- SweetMama: Usability Assessment of a Novel Mobile Application Among Low-Income Pregnant People to Assist With Diabetes Management and Support.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2023Article
- Baseline characteristics and the factors influencing successful smoking cessation: A comparison between a WeChat smoking cessation mini-program and an offline smoking cessation clinic.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the smoking cessation effects of QuitAction, a smartphone WeChat platform.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of an App for tobacco cessation in pregnant smokers (TOBBGEST): study protocol.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Development, validation and transfer to clinical practice of a mobile application for the treatment of smoking.Atencion primaria · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundMobile apps provide an accessible way to test new health-related methodologies. Tobacco is still the primary preventable cause of death in industrialized countries, constituting an important public health issue. New technologies provide novel opportunities that are effective in the cessation of smoking tobacco.
objectiveThis paper aims to evaluate the efficacy and usage of a mobile app for assisting adult smokers to quit smoking.
methodsWe conducted a cluster randomized clinical trial. We included smokers older than 18 years who were motivated to stop smoking and used a mobile phone compatible with our mobile app. We carried out follow-up visits at 15, 30, and 45 days, and at 2, 3, 6, and 12 months. Participants of the intervention group had access to the Tobbstop mobile app designed by the research team. The primary outcomes were continuous smoking abstinence at 3 and 12 months.
resultsA total of 773 participants were included in the trial, of which 602 (77.9%) began the study on their D-Day. Of participants in the intervention group, 34.15% (97/284) did not use the app. The continuous abstention level was significantly larger in the intervention group participants who used the app than in those who did not use the app at both 3 months (72/187, 38.5% vs 13/97, 13.4%; P<.001) and 12 months (39/187, 20.9% vs 8/97, 8.25%; P=.01). Participants in the intervention group who used the app regularly and correctly had a higher probability of not being smokers at 12 months (OR 7.20, 95% CI 2.14-24.20; P=.001) than the participants of the CG.
conclusionsRegular use of an app for smoking cessation is effective in comparison with standard clinical practice.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01734421; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01734421.
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