Detour: a Smartphone Game to Help Youth Quit Smoking

The researchers are testing a mobile game (named Detour) to support smoking cessation in adolescents and young adults (16-25 years). The game will be tested in a randomized-controlled trial (RCT) where Detour is tested against a digital self-help brochure ("Jouw eigen plan om te stoppen met roken" \[in English: Your personal plan to quit smoking\]) as the active control group. The researchers will recruit 604 participants (aged 16-25) and randomly assign them to receive the game or brochure intervention. The duration between pre-test and post-test for both groups is 5 weeks during which participants can access (parts of) their respective intervention. All participants quit smoking at the end of week 1 of the intervention period. Data is collected on smoking behaviour, intervention usage, and emotional well-being.

NCT Number	NCT06675526
Lead Sponsor	Behavioural Science Institute Collaborators: Erasmus Medical Center, Stichting Trimbos-Instituut
Conditions	Smoking Cessation, Smoking Reduction, Adolescent Behavior, Social Behavior
Enrollment	604 participants
Start Date	2024-07-05
Primary Completion	2025-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-08-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-11-08