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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2026

Pilot trial of delayed versus immediate financial incentives for smoking cessation.

Sneha Sathya, Catherine Zaw, Jalima Quintero, Lisa Hue, Fei Tang, Michael Campos, Elizabeth Balbin, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Gregory E Holt

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sneha SathyaDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Catherine ZawDepartment of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
Jalima QuinteroDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Lisa HueDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Fei TangDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Michael CamposDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Elizabeth BalbinDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
Mehdi MirsaeidiDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA.
Gregory E HoltDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study compared delayed- versus immediate-reward financial incentives using a weekly reward frequency. Methods: Smokers were randomized in a single blinded study of 2 groups: Results: Twelve (33%) participants quit smoking in intention to treat analysis with 9 (75%) remaining abstinent 6 months after trial completion. The Reward Group had 5 of 15 (33%) quit versus 7 of 16 (43.8%) in the Banked-Money Group.

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AddictionBehavioral modificationClinical trialDelayed rewardExhaled carbon monoxideFinancial incentivesImmediate rewardSmoking cessation

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PMID41859181
PMCPMC12997306

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