Social Media Vaping Cessation Pilot With Peer Mentors

NCT07437196 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: F32CA265059T31IR1910
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 27
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Vaping; Social Support

Keywords

Vaping Cessation; Peer Support; Mentoring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility: Engagement and retention

  Engagement measured by number of posts and likes in the Instagram group. Retention defined as proportion completing the 5-week follow-up survey.

  5 Weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Perceived Usefulness of Peer Mentoring

  5 Weeks

• Satisfaction with Peer Mentoring

  5 Weeks

• Evaluation of the program

  5 Weeks

• Self-Reported 7-Day Point Prevalent Abstinence (PPA) from vaping

  5 Weeks

Study Arms (1)

Peer-Mentored Vaping Cessation Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Quit the Hit (QTH) Program with Peer Mentoring

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.

Peer-Mentored Vaping Cessation Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• English literacy;
• aged 13 to 21;
• use social media at least four days per week;
• vape at least once per week in the past 30 days;
• are considering or interested in quitting within the next six months or 30 days; and
• resided in California.
• English literacy;
• aged 18-29;
• have quit e-cigarettes for more than 3 months;
• are willing to participate in an approximately 2-hour online training and pass the test after training; and
• will commit to provide support to help peers quit vaping in Instagram groups for 5 weeks (approximately 20 mins/day).

You may not qualify if:

• Those who report using other tobacco products or substances and those with active mental health conditions will be excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator
• Tobacco Related Disease Research Program: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vaping

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Smoking; Behavior

Study Officials

• Pamela M Ling, MD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Chen Joanne Lyu, PhD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2026
• First Posted: February 27, 2026
• Study Start: June 19, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2024
• Study Completion: August 3, 2024
• Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)