Social Media Intervention to Stop Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping Among Adolescents

NCT04707911 | Completed DMC

• 3 other identifiers: T31IR191021633NCI-2021-11423
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Vaping

Keywords

Nicotine Dependence; Social Media

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Point Prevalent Abstinence (PPA) from vaping

  7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from all tobacco products will be assessed over the course of the study. Participants reporting no vaping in the past 7 days will be coded as abstinent. Those reporting 7-day abstinence and not using nicotine replacement therapy will be mailed saliva cotinine test kit and saliva tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test kit for biochemical verification of abstinence.

  1 month

• Point Prevalent Abstinence (PPA) from vaping

  7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from all tobacco products will be assessed over the course of the study. Participants reporting no vaping in the past 7 days will be coded as abstinent. Those reporting 7-day abstinence and not using nicotine replacement therapy will be mailed saliva cotinine test kit and saliva tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test kit for biochemical verification of abstinence.

  3 months

• Point Prevalent Abstinence (PPA) from vaping

  7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) from all tobacco products will be assessed over the course of the study. Participants reporting no vaping in the past 7 days will be coded as abstinent. Those reporting 7-day abstinence and not using nicotine replacement therapy will be mailed saliva cotinine test kit and saliva tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test kit for biochemical verification of abstinence.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Change in the number of participants with reduction in vaping

  Up to 6 months

• Change in the number of vape quit attempts

  Up to 6 months

• Number of participants with at least 1 quit attempt

  Up to 6 months

• Change in response on Stages of Change Questionnaire

  Up to 6 months

• Change in the score on the Thoughts About Abstinence (TAA) Questionnaire

  Up to 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Vaping Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Social Media Intervention

Control Condition

NO INTERVENTION

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

Interventions

Social Media Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Social media based intervention using Instagram with up to 3 posts per day for 30 days

Vaping Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• Tobacco Related Disease Research Program: collaborator
• HopeLab Foundation: collaborator
• Rescue Agency: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lyu JC, Olson SS, Ramo DE, Ling PM. Delivering vaping cessation interventions to adolescents and young adults on Instagram: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 10;22(1):2311. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14606-7.

  PMID: 36496358 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vaping; Tobacco Use Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Smoking; Behavior; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Pamela Ling, MD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2021
• First Posted: January 13, 2021
• Study Start: November 18, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 18, 2024
• Study Completion: June 18, 2024
• Last Updated: June 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)