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Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation

University of California, San Francisco · with National Cancer Institute (NCI), Rescue Agency · NCT07540780

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 13+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 15, 2026
Record last updated
July 17, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.

Being studied: Social Media Intervention

Conditions: Vaping; Vaping Cessation; Nicotine Dependence

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • English literacy
  • Age between 13-21 years (group participants) or 18+ (coaches, peer mentors)
  • Indicate they use social media "most" (>= 4) days per week (group participants)
  • Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants) (group participants)
  • Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants)
  • Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days (group participants)
  • Currently reside in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina

Exclusion Criteria

  • No English literacy
  • Age under 13 or over 21 (group participants) or under 18 (coaches, peer mentors)
  • Insufficient social media use (3 or fewer days per week) (group participants)
  • Have not vaped at least once per week in past 30 days (group participants)
  • No access to computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants)
  • Not considering or interested in quitting vaping in the next 30 days or 6 months (group participants)
  • Not a resident of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina

Recruiting US locations

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA 94143

    Site contact: Sarah Rosen, BA · 415-502-0758 · quitthehit@ucsf.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sarah Rosen, BA · 415-502-0758 · quitthehit@ucsf.edu
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