Can a phone app help teens kick the vape habit?
NCT ID NCT06662305
First seen Feb 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 21 times
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app called Kick-Nic! can help high school students stop vaping. About 306 teens who want to quit will be randomly assigned to use the app or a standard quitting website. Their progress will be tracked for 6 months, including saliva tests to confirm they've stopped using nicotine.
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Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center)
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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What this could mean
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Active substance
Kick-Nic! mobile phone application (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide an effective, scalable tool to help teenagers quit vaping.
What could go wrong
This is a Phase 2 trial with 306 participants, so results are preliminary. The app may not outperform the control website, and long-term abstinence is uncertain.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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