Can a phone app help young vapers kick the habit?

NCT ID NCT06395415

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a mobile health app designed to help young adults (ages 18-26) quit using e-cigarettes and other nicotine products. The app delivers personalized motivational messages and skills training over 6 weeks. Researchers will measure if participants stop vaping, confirmed by a mailed saliva test. The study involves 46 participants and aims to find a practical way to support quitting.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: mobile health intervention (behavioral app with motivational and skills messages)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable tool to help young adults quit vaping and reduce nicotine addiction.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study (46 participants) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cigarette Smoking Vaping

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CIGARETTE SMOKING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Chicago BREATHE Laboratory
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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