Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
Purpose
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.
Conditions
- Vaping
- Vaping Cessation
- Nicotine Dependence
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 13 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- English literacy 2. Age between 13-21 years (group participants) or 18+ (coaches, peer mentors) 3. Indicate they use social media "most" (>= 4) days per week (group participants) 4. Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants) (group participants) 5. Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants) 6. Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days (group participants) 7. Currently reside in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina
Exclusion Criteria
- No English literacy 2. Age under 13 or over 21 (group participants) or under 18 (coaches, peer mentors) 3. Insufficient social media use (3 or fewer days per week) (group participants) 4. Have not vaped at least once per week in past 30 days (group participants) 5. No access to computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants) 6. Not considering or interested in quitting vaping in the next 30 days or 6 months (group participants) 7. Not a resident of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, or South Carolina
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Vaping Intervention |
Individuals will receive training on how to implement the vaping intervention (Quit the Hit Toolkit) in their own community settings. These individuals will serve as coaches and will recruit and facilitate vaping support groups on Instagram, where group participants will receive up to 3 Instagram posts per day for 30 days. Group coaches will work with a Cessation Counselor, Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators and a Pediatrician on demand if additional expertise or clinical advice is needed. Group 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. Groups will also include trained peer mentors to provide additional support. |
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Recruiting Locations
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94143
San Francisco, California 94143
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Detailed Description
This is a single-arm pilot study testing training materials for the Quit the Hit Toolkit. Community-based coaches will be recruited then receive training on the intervention, then they will recruit and lead 5-week vaping cessation groups online.