VR video game teaches teens to say no to vaping

NCT ID NCT07413432

Completed Prevention Sponsor: Yale University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

Researchers at Yale University developed a virtual reality game called Invite Only VR to help middle school students learn about the risks of vaping nicotine and cannabis. In the game, players practice refusing offers to vape in realistic social situations. The study tested the game with 62 students in grades 6-8 across three Connecticut middle schools, measuring how much they liked it and whether it changed their knowledge and intentions to vape.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Virtual reality videogame (Invite Only VR)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could give schools a fun, interactive tool to help teens resist peer pressure and avoid starting to vape.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early study with only 62 students, measuring short-term changes in knowledge and intentions—not actual vaping behavior. Long-term effects are unknown.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cannabis dependence Emotional Regulation Vaping

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CANNABIS EMOTION REGULATION VAPING

Contacts and locations

Locations

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

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