Teens fight vaping addiction with social media support groups
NCT ID NCT07540780
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a social media program called Quit the Hit Toolkit to help teens and young adults stop vaping. Coaches are trained to lead small support groups for 5 weeks. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helpful for quitting nicotine.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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13 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. English literacy 2. Age between 13-21 years (group participants) or 18+ (coaches, peer mentors) 3. Indicate they use social media "most" (\>= 4) days per week (group participants) 4. Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants) (group participants) 5. Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants) 6. Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days (group participants) 7. Currently reside in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina Exclusion Criteria: 1. No English literacy 2. Age under 13 or over 21 (group participants) or under 18 (coaches, peer mentors) 3. Insufficient social media use (3 or fewer days per week) (group participants) 4. Have not vaped at least once per week in past 30 days (group participants) 5. No access to computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants) 6. Not considering or interested in quitting vaping in the next 30 days or 6 months (group participants) 7. Not a resident of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina
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Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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