RECRUITING

Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Social Media and Digital Therapeutics to Decrease Vaping Behaviors

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Use of vaping products (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-cigarettes) has been increasing rapidly, particularly among teens and young adults. With limited information on the long-term effects of vaping products, health information about vaping has been somewhat unclear in regards to associated health risks. Teens and young adults may be reluctant to disclose their use of vaping products to parents or health providers and instead turn to social media to share and seek out information regarding vaping risks and cessation supports. Thus, our current proposal outlines the use of social media to identify teens and young adults socially networking about vaping, the use of an online chatbot screen to evaluate individual cessation support needs, and the use of a digital intervention system to support vaping cessation. The mobile intervention used in this study is based on a widely-used evidence-based mobile intervention for combustible smoking (i.e., quitSTART) and has been adapted for vaping and young adults to include an in-app chatbot to guide users to tailored content and to motivate and encourage their cessation efforts. We aim to integrate our social media recruitment and online screening approach to connect individuals with this mobile app intervention, and will conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate user engagement with and preliminary efficacy of the digital intervention on reducing vaping behaviors among teens and young adults.

Official Title

Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Social Media and Digital Therapeutics to Decrease Vaping Behaviors

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-06-04
Study Completion:2026-06
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05994209

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:15 Years to 25 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * US Resident
  2. * English Speaking
  3. * Have daily access to a smartphone
  4. * Current vaping product user (P30D)
  5. * Identified as socially networking about a desire to quit vaping and/or experiencing negative health outcomes due to vaping
  6. * Vaping product user only (i.e., not using vaping as a means to support combustible smoking cessation)
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD
CONTACT
314-362-2152
pcavazos@wust.edu
Erin Kasson, MSW
CONTACT
314-362-9003
erinmkasson@wustl.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-06-04
Study Completion Date2026-06

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-06-04
Study Completion Date2026-06

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • vaping
  • mobile app intervention
  • youth
  • young adults
  • chatbot
  • nicotine
  • social media

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Nicotine Vaping
  • Nicotine Use Disorder