Financial Incentives for Dual Smoker Couples

This study is testing if financial incentives can help couples where both partners smoke (dual-smoker couples) quit smoking. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, smoke 5 or more cigarettes daily, and live with or are married to another daily smoker who also smokes 5+ cigarettes and is over 18. Your relationship should have lasted at least six months. The study will measure success by looking at how many people have stopped smoking after 6 months. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This study is an interventional trial with 900 planned participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: a control group with no financial incentives, a group where one partner receives incentives, or a group where both partners receive incentives.
What's involved
Participants will complete a baseline session and four follow-up sessions at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. You will also be offered quitting resources and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Compensation
Participants in the financial incentive groups will receive $200 for verified abstinence at 1, 3, and 6 months, plus a $200 bonus for demonstrating additional criteria.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 12 months after the baseline session, with the primary success measurement at 6 months.

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NCT06296849

Dyadic Financial Incentive Treatments for Dual Smoker Couples

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Oklahoma
~900 participants
Updated 2026-04-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Financial Incentive Treatment (FIT)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Point-Prevalence Abstinence at End of Treatment
Measured over 6 Month
Smoking, Cigarette
2 sites across 2 states
Georgia1
Oklahoma1
  • Michelle R vanDellen, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Oklahoma

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

1\) age of 18+; 2) smoking of 5+ cigarettes/day; 3) relationship status of married to or living with a daily smoker of 5+ cigarettes who is also above the age of 18; and 4) romantic relationship duration of at least six months.

Exclusion

1\) less than 8th grade capacity to read and write in English; 2) recent hospitalization (past 6 months) 3) psychosis risk; 4) regular (4+ days weekly) use of e-cigarettes; 5) Contra-indication for NRT (e.g., pregnancy, heart disease); 6) Marijuana use.
  • Point-Prevalence Abstinence at End of Treatment6 Month

    % of targets (intent to treat sample) who are abstinent (self-report no smoking past 7 days + expired carbon monoxide (CO) \<= 5 ppm