App-based therapy aims to break teen vaping addiction
NCT ID NCT07739706
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a new smartphone app called QuitQuest can help teenagers stop vaping. It compares QuitQuest to the National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeTeenQuitVaping app. The study involves teens aged 13-17 who vape regularly and want to quit. QuitQuest uses acceptance and commitment therapy to build psychological flexibility and promote behavior change, potentially offering a more effective way to help teens quit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone app-based behavioral intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (QuitQuest app)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could provide a widely accessible, evidence-based tool to help teens quit vaping, reducing nicotine addiction and related health harms.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early-stage and relies on self-reported abstinence, which may not always be accurate. The app may not work better than the existing standard program, and results may not generalize to all teens.
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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 1,072 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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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13 to 17 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 13 to 17 * Used ENDS at least weekly in the past 30 days * Wants to quit ENDS within the next 30 days * If concurrently using any other nicotine or tobacco products, wants to quit using them within the next 30 days * Interest in learning skills to quit ENDS * Willing to be randomly assigned to either condition * Resides in the United States (US) for the next 12 months * Has daily access to their own smartphone * Ability to download a smartphone app * Able to read in English * Not using other ENDS cessation interventions * Have not participated in our prior studies * No household or family member participating * Willingness to complete survey and biochemical assessments at 3, 6, and 12 months * Providing phone number(s), email, and mailing address Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria are the reverse of the inclusion criteria
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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