New counseling program aims to help young adults quit vaping
NCT ID NCT06196489
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a counseling program designed to help young adults (ages 18-30) quit vaping. The program is adapted from an existing smoking cessation approach and will be delivered via video or phone. Researchers will enroll 20 daily e-cigarette users to see if the program is usable and acceptable, and whether it reduces how often and how much they vape.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adapted vaping cessation intervention (behavioral counseling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective counseling approach to help young adults quit vaping.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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18 to 30 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * daily e-cigarette user for at least the past 6 months * 18-30 years old * willing to enroll in a program to quit nicotine use within 30 days * owns smartphone or computer/tablet with camera and internet connectivity * English speaker Exclusion Criteria: * ICD-10 diagnosis of dementia * current use of combustible tobacco products at least weekly
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Veterans Medical Research Foundation
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92161, United States
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