Social Media Vaping Cessation Pilot With Peer Mentors

Part of paid clinical trials in San Francisco, California.

Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Study ID
NCT07437196
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Social Support
  • Vaping

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 29 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Quit the Hit (QTH) Program with Peer Mentoring — BEHAVIORAL
    The QTH program delivered 1-3 evidence-based vaping cessation messages per weekday via Instagram over 5 weeks. Peer mentors, aged similarly to participants and who had successfully quit vaping, provided social support, encouragement, and one-on-one direct messaging.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to understand the feasibility and acceptability of integrating peer mentoring into a social media-based intervention to help adolescents and young adults quit e-cigarette use.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 19, 2024
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2024
Completion
Aug 3, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
27 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Peer-Mentored Vaping Cessation Intervention
    Adolescents and young adults received the Quit the Hit (QTH) vaping cessation program delivered via Instagram over 5 weeks. A trained counselor posted 1-3 evidence-based vaping cessation messages per weekday. Each group included two peer mentors, aged similarly to participants, who had successfully quit vaping and provided social support and guidance. Participants completed baseline and follow-up surveys.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility: Engagement and retention [ Time Frame: 5 Weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia94143-

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