New app aims to help young adults kick the vaping habit
NCT ID NCT06909500
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called ACT on Vaping to help young adults (ages 18-30) quit using e-cigarettes. The app uses behavioral therapy to help users recognize triggers and build skills to stop vaping. About 1,178 participants will use the app or a control, and researchers will check if they quit using nicotine and tobacco products. The goal is to find an easy, accessible way to support young people in quitting vaping.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,178 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-30 * Current weekly user of e-cigarette product(s) for the last 30 days * Has a smartphone; either an Android (running version 12 or higher) or iPhone (running iOS version 17 or higher, iPhone 11 or more recent) * Experience downloading and using one or more apps on their smartphone * Have a mobile data plan and/or access to WiFi to support the use of the ACT on Vaping app * Has access to text messaging * Has an email address * United States (US) resident, with a US mailing address * Willing to complete all study procedures * Comfortable reading and writing in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently using other tobacco cessation treatments at the time of screening, including pharmacotherapy or behavioral support (note: use of these treatment is allowable during trial participation) * Member of the same household as another research participant * Currently in prison * Google voice number as sole phone number, due to its association with fraudulent study entry attempts * Is ineligible per fraud prevention protocol * Employees/family of investigator or study center
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Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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