Social Media Intervention to Stop Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping Among Adolescents

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vaping

Treatments: Behavioral: Social Media Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04707911

T31IR1910

21633 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2021-11423 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Social media based intervention to support teens in their efforts to quit vaping.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled trial of a social media intervention to support teens in their efforts to quit vaping.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. English literacy
2. Age between 13-21 years
3. Indicate they use social media "most" (>= 4) days per week
4. Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants)
5. Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping
6. Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days
7. Currently reside in California

Exclusion criteria

1. No English literacy
2. Age under 13 or over 21
3. Insufficient social media use (3 or fewer days per week)
4. Have not vaped at least once per week in past 30 days
5. No access to computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping
6. Not considering or interested in quitting vaping in the next 30 days or 6 months;
7. Not a California resident

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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500 participants in 2 patient groups

Vaping Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The vaping intervention will be implemented on Instagram. Participants in the treatment condition will be assigned to groups on Instagram, where they will receive up to 3 posts per day for 30 days. Groups are facilitated by a trained Guide, working with the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators and a Pediatrician on demand if additional expertise or clinical advice is needed. Participants will be educated about signs of nicotine dependence and if they express interest in pharmacotherapy will be encouraged to access this through their personal healthcare providers. The Instagram groups will provide educational and social support, troubleshooting and advice about nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or other forms of treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social Media Intervention

Control Condition

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control condition will be directed to the Truth Initiative e-cigarette texting quit program. This innovative and free text message program was created with input from teens, college students and young adults who have attempted to, or successfully, quit e-cigarettes using text coaching methods