N/A
N=71
Vaper to Vaper: A Multimodal Mobile Peer Driven Intervention to Support Adolescents in Quitting Vaping
E-cigarette Use · Vaping
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05140915 ↗Enrolled (actual)
71
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Participant Recruitment and Retention — 37; 31 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Peer Messaging (Behavioral); Peer Coaching via Text (Behavioral); Gamification (Behavioral); E-Cigarette Cessation Materials (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 13+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Primary completion
- Jun 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Participant Recruitment and Retention |
37; 31 | — |
| SECONDARY Acceptability of and Satisfaction With the Intervention |
25.34; 24.95 | .77 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Abstinence From Vaping as Measured by Saliva Samples [Cotinine-validated 7-day Point Prevalence] |
5; 5 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Peer Coaching Interactions |
5.05 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Peer Videos Viewed |
12; 10; 6; 5; 2; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Games Engaged In |
6; 6; 6; 10; 8; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Self-Efficacy Score |
-.19; .15 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With With Change in Stage of Change |
5; 6; 15; 17; 14; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Severity of Nicotine Addiction |
-.37; -1.19 | — |
Summary
The dramatic increase in the use of e-cigarettes among U.S. adolescents has been called a national epidemic, with more adolescents now using e-cigarettes than traditional cigarettes. The high amounts of nicotine in e-cigarettes harm adolescents and put them at greater risk of becoming traditional cigarette smokers. The investigators propose to develop Vaper-to-Vaper (V2V), a suite of mobile peer driven tools including peer texting and coaching based on lessons learned in the investigators' prior tobacco intervention work, to engage and help adolescents use strategies to manage cravings and successfully quit.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Enrolled in grade 9-12 at participating high school
- Current e-cigarette user, as defined as a response greater than "0 days" to the question: "During the past 7 days, on how many days did you use e-cigarettes?" This eligibility criterion is modeled on a question in the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), a survey of U.S. middle and high school students which used a 30-day timeframe.
- Have a smartphone.
- English- or Spanish-speaking
Exclusion Criteria: Unable or unwilling to provide informed assent or consent (in the case of those aged 18 years or older).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05140915). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.