Peer Support Program for Quitting Vaping

(V2V Trial)

Overseen By Dante Simone

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Disqualifiers: Unable to provide consent

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

71 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Research Team

Rajani Sadasivam, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Lori Pbert, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for high school students in grades 9-12 who currently use e-cigarettes and can communicate in English or Spanish. Participants must have used an e-cigarette at least once in the past week and own a smartphone. Those unable to give informed consent or assent are excluded.

Inclusion Criteria

Have a smartphone

I am a high school student in grades 9-12.

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.

Exclusion Criteria

I am unable or unwilling to give informed consent.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention Development

A peer advisory panel of 20 adolescent e-cigarette users participates in a qualitative assessment and further development of V2V components

Not specified

Pilot Feasibility Study

Eighty adolescent e-cigarette users from 4 high schools are recruited and followed for 6 months to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the V2V intervention

6 months

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after the intervention, including measures of abstinence, self-efficacy, and nicotine addiction

3 months

Treatment Details

Interventions

• E-Cigarette Cessation Materials
• Gamification
• Peer Coaching via Text
• Peer Messaging

Trial Overview The study tests Vaper-to-Vaper (V2V), a mobile tool suite that includes peer texting, coaching, gamification, and cessation materials designed to help adolescents quit vaping by managing cravings.

Participant Groups

Group I: Intervention Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

Students in schools randomized to the intervention will receive: (1) peer messages, written by current and former adolescent e-cigarette users and tailored by age and readiness-to-quit; (2) peer coaching, facilitated by texting; and (3) gamification, designed to motivate participation.

Group II: Control Active Control 1 Intervention

Students in schools randomized to the control condition will be provided e-cigarette cessation materials by the Research Coordinator at the time of study enrollment.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Lead Sponsor

Trials

372

Recruited

998,000+

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborator

Trials

2,658

Recruited

3,409,000+