Parents helping parents: a new approach to stop teen vaping
NCT ID NCT07207850
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program where parents get support from trained parent coaches to help their teens quit vaping. About 200 parent-teen pairs will take part, with some receiving the program and others not. The main goal is to see if teens can stop vaping for at least 7 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Parents Helping Parents program (behavioral intervention with online training and parent coach sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, scalable way to help teens quit vaping using parent peer support.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 200 participants. The intervention is behavioral, so results may vary widely and may not generalize to all families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 200 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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Aug 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
ADOLESCENT INCLUSION: * 15-18 * Report vaping in the previous 30 days * English literacy PARENT INCLUSION: * Biological, adoptive, stepparents, or adult guardian of adolescent participating * Have face-to-face contact with the adolescent at least one day per week during the study period * Access to a computer or mobile phone at home * Interested in helping adolescent quit e-cigarette/vape use
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198-4375, United States
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