Hospital program aims to help teens kick vaping habit
NCT ID NCT05936099
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study created and tested a program to help teens and young adults (ages 14-21) who vape or smoke quit while they are in the hospital. 144 participants took part, and the program focused on helping them stop for at least 30 days. The goal was to see if this hospital-based support could help young people successfully quit.
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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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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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14 to 21 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: * Admitted to the hospital * Screens positive for past 30 day e-cigarette use * Parent/guardian agrees to leave the room Exclusion Criteria: * Age is less than 14 years or over 21 years * Not comfortable speaking/reading English * Too ill to participate * Severe psychiatric illness * Too developmentally delayed/cognitively impaired
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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