Sunday, July 6, 2025 7/6/2025

Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Enhanced with Mobile Technology for Low-Income Smokers

Award Number: R01CA237004
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

Group Awards By:

View Award Description

Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Enhanced with Mobile Technology for Low-Income Smokers - Project Summary/Abstract Tobacco use, a primary behavioral risk factor for cancer, is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the U.S. Adults with low socioeconomic status (SES) and members of certain racial/ethnic minority groups are less likely to quit and consequently experience profound tobacco-related cancer disparities. There is an urgent need to improve upon evidence-based smoking cessation interventions to better serve these populations. Mindfulness training substantially increases rates of smoking cessation and lapse recovery. There is a dearth of research on mindfulness in low-SES and racial/ethnic minority groups, but these interventions do show promise for smoking cessation in these populations. However, additional between-session support may be needed for these smokers, who experience significant day-to-day barriers to quitting and have lower access to smoking cessation resources. Mobile health technology (mHealth) could provide vital 24/7 support for low- SES smokers. For example, personalized, interactive mHealth messages might encourage participants to use mindfulness and other smoking cessation techniques in the moments when they need them most (e.g., in times of high stress or craving), thus enhancing treatment effectiveness. Based on iterative feedback from low- SES, racially/ethnically diverse smokers, we developed a text messaging program (“iQuit Mindfully”) as an adjunct to in-person mindfulness-based smoking cessation treatment. Our pilot work demonstrates that iQuit Mindfully is feasible, acceptable, and perhaps most effective for low-SES smokers (i.e., 23.1% of participants living in poverty who received iQuit Mindfully achieved abstinence at end of treatment and 1-month follow-up, while none of those living in poverty quit in the in-person-only treatment). Building on this pilot work, we will incorporate participant feedback to further increase interactivity and personalization so that iQuit Mindfully can more flexibly adapt to participants’ changing needs. The specific aims of this project are to: 1) Test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation intervention enhanced by mHealth (iQuit Mindfully), compared to in- person mindfulness-based addiction treatment (MBAT) and usual care; and 2) Investigate the mechanisms through which MBAT and iQuit Mindfully impact smoking cessation using intensive daily diary assessment. This project aims to improve cessation outcomes for low-SES, racially/ethnically diverse smokers by supplementing existing mindfulness treatment with innovative mHealth methods. Furthermore, we aim to advance the scientific study of mechanisms of action of mindfulness treatment, which could inform the development of more efficacious and efficient treatments to reduce tobacco-related cancer disparities.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $604,624 )
2023	2023	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	5	4/28/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$604,624
														Subtotal = $604,624

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $631,809 )
2022	2022	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE 3RD FL	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	4	4/15/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$619,170
2022	2022	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE 3RD FL	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	4	9/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$12,639
														Subtotal = $631,809

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $628,078 )
2021	2021	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE 3RD FL	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	3	4/28/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$628,078
														Subtotal = $628,078

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $636,485 )
2020	2020	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE 3RD FL	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	2	5/7/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$636,485
														Subtotal = $636,485

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $635,853 )
2019	2019	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	58 EDGEWOOD AVE NE 3RD FL	ATLANTA	GA	30303	FULTON	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	1	3/25/2019	NEW	$635,853
														Subtotal = $635,853

Grand Total All Awards = $3,136,849

Top

All Categories

About

Search

Reports

Data Submission

Award Information

Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Enhanced with Mobile Technology for Low-Income Smokers

Award Number: R01CA237004

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

Federal Websites

Department of Health & Human Services

HHS Operating Divisions

HHS Staff Divisions

Download A Document Viewer