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Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation

No phase Interventional Vaping Vaping Cessation Nicotine Dependence

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Social Media Intervention.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Vaping, Vaping Cessation, Nicotine Dependence. Basic parameters: from 13 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

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.

Detailed description

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.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Social Media Intervention
    Social media based intervention using Instagram with up to 3 posts per day for 30 days

Primary outcome measures

  • Number of coaches who complete training and coach a vaping cessation group for 5 weeks [Time frame: 5 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Number of participants recruited and enrolled in the pilot study [Time frame: From time that coaches complete training to pilot group kickoff not greater than 4 weeks]
  • Number of participants who complete vaping cessation group over 5 weeks [Time frame: From start of cessation groups to end of the intervention over 5 weeks.]
  • Acceptability of training protocol and intervention procedures to coaches and participants measured by qualitative interviews [Time frame: Following the end of pilot groups over about 2 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco

Publications

  • Lyu JC, Olson SS, Ramo DE, Ling PM. Delivering vaping cessation interventions to adolescents and young adults on Instagram: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 10;22(1):2311. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14606-7. PMID 36496358
  • Ling PM, Lyu JC, Lisha NE, Nguyen N, Gribben V, Ramo DE. Social Media Support Groups for Youth Nicotine Vaping Cessation: An RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Aug;71(2):108314. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108314. Epub 2026 Feb 20. PMID 41724253

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07540780 · 20204627 · R01CA292971

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗