Can a VR app help you quit vaping? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07223879
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a virtual reality app, used alongside standard counseling, can help people stop vaping nicotine. Ninety participants aged 16 and older who vape at least weekly and want to quit will use the VR app at home for 12 weeks. The app is designed to make practicing coping skills more engaging. The main goal is to see if the app increases the time people spend practicing these skills, which could improve their chances of quitting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual reality app with cognitive behavioral therapy content
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, engaging tool to help people quit vaping by making practice of coping skills easier and more effective.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The VR app is an add-on to standard therapy, so its specific benefit may be small or hard to measure.
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Study facts
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- 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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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16 years and older
- 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: * Age 16 years or older * Report of nicotine vaping at least weekly for the prior ≥ 3 months * Self-report of not smoking tobacco regularly at enrollment (tobacco smoking on \<8 of the past 30 days) * Report motivation to quit vaping in the next 30 days * Own or are willing to use a Meta Quest VR headset * Vision corrected to within 20/50 bilaterally * Access to a mobile device to complete daily survey assessments * If age is greater than or equal to 18 years: Competent and willing to provide written informed consent * If age is less than 18 years: Competent and willing to provide written informed assent AND have a parent/legal guardian who is competent and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals at greater risk of harm from virtual reality side effects, such as a history of motion sickness, history of migraines or severe headaches, history of vertigo, epilepsy or neurological conditions where visual stimuli may trigger seizures or other issues (excludes history of febrile seizures), or self-report of pregnancy, recent concussion, or other conditions that increase risks of dizziness, nausea, or headaches * Evidence of active problem substance use severe enough, in the investigator's opinion, to compromise ability to safely participate * Unwilling to provide saliva or urine samples * Any condition or situation that would, in the investigator's opinion, make it unlikely that the participant could adhere safely to the study protocol * Individuals who are under the legal protection of the government or state (Wards of the State) * Inability to understand study procedures, read, and write in English
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