Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation

a study on Vaping Nicotine Tobacco

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 13 years and up (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Pamela M Ling, MD, MPH (ucsf)
Headshot of Pamela M Ling
Pamela M Ling

Description

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.

Details

This is a single-arm pilot study testing training materials for the Quit the Hit Toolkit. Community-based coaches will be recruited then receive training on the intervention, then they will recruit and lead 5-week vaping cessation groups online.

Keywords

Vaping, Vaping Cessation, Nicotine Dependence, single arm, pilot, intervention, adolescent, young adult, Tobacco Use Disorder, Social Media Intervention

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 13 years and up

  1. English literacy
  2. Age between 13-21 years (group participants) or 18+ (coaches, peer mentors)
  3. Indicate they use social media "most" (>= 4) days per week (group participants)
  4. Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants) (group participants)
  5. Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants)
  6. Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days (group participants)
  7. Currently reside in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina

You CAN'T join if...

  1. No English literacy
  2. Age under 13 or over 21 (group participants) or under 18 (coaches, peer mentors)
  3. Insufficient social media use (3 or fewer days per week) (group participants)
  4. Have not vaped at least once per week in past 30 days (group participants)
  5. No access to computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants)
  6. Not considering or interested in quitting vaping in the next 30 days or 6 months (group participants)
  7. Not a resident of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina

Location

  • University of California, San Francisco accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94143 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Pamela M Ling, MD, MPH (ucsf)
    Pamela Ling is internationally known for research in tobacco related to tobacco marketing, tobacco industry strategies targeting youth and young adults, marketing of novel tobacco products, and novel interventions to prevent smoking and promote smoking cessation among priority populations.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Links
This is the pilot study website
ID
NCT07540780
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 60 study participants
Last Updated
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