Chatbot for Online Support Groups to Treat Tobacco Addiction

This study is exploring psychotherapy or therapy for people with addiction. Participants may complete study visits, assessments, or follow-up activities defined by the research team. Direct benefit is not guaranteed. The detailed objective is not always clearly listed in the public registry; the study team can confirm.

This appears to be a behavioral / psychological / psychosocial study involving online quit-smoking support group with intelligent chatbot, online quit-smoking support group with unintelligent bot. Phase is mainly useful to check for medication studies and some device studies.

The public registry appears to mention tobacco, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, or another addiction-related topic. Ask the study team whether you need to want to stop, reduce, already be abstinent, or simply meet use-related criteria. Eligibility must be confirmed by the study team.

You may take part in sessions or exercises related to habits, thoughts, emotions, or behaviors.

Behavioral studies can involve habits, emotions, motivation, stress, sleep, or ways of thinking. Ask whether the intervention could affect your mood or stress, and who to contact if you feel worse. For any mental health study, also ask who to contact if you feel worse, whether participation may affect current treatment, whether you can stop, and who confirms eligibility.

The likely practical burden appears high. Things to check include multiple visits or assessments. Ask the study team about duration, visits, possible compensation, data access, and what happens if you want to stop.

This study is sponsored by University of California, Irvine, which appears to be a university. If available, it can be useful to check the sponsor website, collaborators, investigator affiliation, and the official registry before deciding. HopeStage does not judge the quality of a sponsor or researcher, but helps you identify what to verify.

The public registry lists this study as not yet recruiting. Check the official record and ask the research team when recruitment may open.