Teens help teens kick the vape habit in new texting study
NCT ID NCT05140915
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called Vaper-to-Vaper (V2V) that uses peer messages, text coaching, and gamification to help teenagers quit vaping. 71 high school students who currently used e-cigarettes took part. The goal was to see if teens would join and stay in the program, and whether they found it helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer messaging, peer coaching via text, gamification, and e-cigarette cessation materials
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer an engaging, scalable way to help teenagers quit vaping.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage feasibility study with 71 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program's effectiveness in actually helping teens quit long-term is not yet proven.
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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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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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 19 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: * Enrolled in grade 9-12 at participating high school * Current e-cigarette user, as defined as a response greater than "0 days" to the question: "During the past 7 days, on how many days did you use e-cigarettes?" This eligibility criterion is modeled on a question in the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), a survey of U.S. middle and high school students which used a 30-day timeframe. * Have a smartphone. * English- or Spanish-speaking Exclusion Criteria: Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent or consent (in the case of those aged 18 years or older).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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