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ArticleJMIR research protocols2025

An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Adam Alexander, Michael Businelle, Marshall Cheney, Amy Cohn, Lorna McNeill, Kevin Short, Summer Frank-Pearce, David Bradley, Kimberly Estrada, Iván Flores and 2 more

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05188287 (Identifying the Barriers and Facilitators of Participation in mHealth Research Among African Americans Using a Mixed-Methods Approach.), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Identifying the Barriers and Facilitators of Participation in mHealth Research Among African Americans Using a Mixed-Methods Approach.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OklahomaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsSmoking CessationArmsHealthyCells
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Adam AlexanderUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1448-4205
Michael BusinelleUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9038-2238
Marshall CheneyUniversity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8718-9034
Amy CohnUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9034-4293
Lorna McNeillThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1594-6301
Kevin ShortUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6704-9587
Summer Frank-PearceUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0779-4926
David BradleyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-2730-026X
Kimberly EstradaUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0009-0003-9728-0861
Iván FloresUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0009-0006-8511-3806
Jack FronheiserUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0009-0002-0180-9744
Darla KendzorUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7273-1916

Funding

Tissue Pathology Shared ResourceP30CA225520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI James F Papin · 2018 to 2026
$27.1M
HealthyCells: A Culturally-Tailored Smoking Cessation Smartphone Intervention for African Americans with Adjunctive Treatment for Sedentary BehaviorK01MD015295 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI ALEXANDER, ADAM C · 2021 to 2025
$670k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA225520NIMHD NIH HHS K01 MD015295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlack adults in the United States experience disproportionately high rates of tobacco- and obesity-related diseases, driven in part by disparities in smoking cessation and physical activity. Smartphone-based interventions with financial incentives offer a scalable solution to address these health disparities.

objectiveThis study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a mobile health intervention that provides financial incentives for smoking cessation and physical activity among Black adults.

methodsA total of 60 Black adults who smoke (≥5 cigarettes/d) and are insufficiently physically active (engaging in <150 min of weekly moderate-intensity physical activity) will be randomly assigned to either HealthyCells intervention (incentives for smoking abstinence only) or HealthyCells+ intervention (incentives for both smoking abstinence and daily step counts). Participants will use study-provided smartphones, smartwatches, and carbon monoxide monitors for 9 weeks (1 wk prequit date through 8 wk postquit date). Feasibility will be evaluated based on recruitment rates, retention, and engagement. The primary outcomes include carbon monoxide-verified, 7-day smoking abstinence at 8 weeks postquit date and changes in average daily step count. Feasibility benchmarks include a recruitment rate of ≥5 participants per month, a retention rate of ≥75%, and a smoking abstinence rate of ≥20% at 8 weeks postquit date. Expected increases in physical activity include a net gain of 500 to 1500 steps per day compared to baseline.

resultsRecruitment is expected to begin in February 2025 and conclude by September 2025, with data analysis completed by October 2025.

conclusionsThis study will evaluate the feasibility of a culturally tailored mobile health intervention combining financial incentives for smoking cessation and physical activity promotion. Findings will inform the design of larger-scale trials to address health disparities through scalable, technology-based approaches.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05188287; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05188287. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/69771.

Indexed as

Black or African AmericanExerciseHealth PromotionMotivationSmoking CessationAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSmartphoneTelemedicineUnited StatesAfrican AmericanBlackmHealthmobile healthphysical activity, mobile phonesmartphone appsmoking cessation

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PMID39888657
PMCPMC11829183

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