Text-Messaging Intervention for Quitting E-Cigarettes

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Seok Hyun Gwon

Disqualifiers: Other tobacco products

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

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

50 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This trial tests a new text-messaging program to help young adults quit using e-cigarettes. Participants will either receive standard resources or join the new text-messaging plan designed to assist in stopping vaping. The trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach and determine if participants find it easy and helpful. It seeks English-speaking young adults living in rural areas who have used e-cigarettes daily in the past month and plan to quit soon. Participants must have a phone capable of texting and internet access.

As an unphased trial, this study offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative research that could simplify the quitting process for others.

Do I have to stop taking my current medications to join the trial?

The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It focuses on e-cigarette use and does not mention other medications.

What prior data suggests that this text-messaging intervention is safe for e-cigarette cessation?

Research has shown that text-messaging programs to help people quit vaping have been tested in several studies. These programs are generally easy to use. In one study, 70.8% of participants stayed with the program for seven months, indicating that most people continued using it. Another study found that 38.5% of participants stopped using both nicotine e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes.

Participants also reported satisfaction with these programs. In one study, satisfaction scores averaged 3.8 out of 5, which is considered good. These findings suggest that text-messaging programs are safe and well-liked by those trying to quit e-cigarettes. ^{1 2 3 4 5}

Why are researchers excited about this trial?

Researchers are excited about the text-messaging intervention for quitting e-cigarettes because it offers a fresh approach to cessation support. Unlike traditional methods that rely on counseling or nicotine replacement therapies, this intervention uses the convenience and accessibility of text messaging to provide real-time encouragement and guidance. This method allows for personalized support that can be accessed anytime, anywhere, which could significantly enhance engagement and success rates for individuals looking to quit e-cigarettes.

What evidence suggests that this trial's treatments could be effective for quitting e-cigarettes?

Research has shown that text-messaging programs can help people stop smoking and vaping. One study found that teens were 35% more likely to quit vaping when they used a personalized text message program. Another study showed that this type of messaging increased the number of teens who reported they had quit vaping. In this trial, participants will join either an e-cigarette cessation text-messaging intervention or a standard care group. Digital tools like text messages are popular because they are easy to use. These early results suggest that similar text-messaging programs could help young adults in rural areas quit e-cigarettes. ^{1 6 7 8 9}

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for English-speaking young adults aged 18-24 who use e-cigarettes every day, own a mobile phone with texting and internet, know how to text, plan to quit vaping soon, and live in rural areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota or South Dakota.

Inclusion Criteria

Knowledge of how to use text messages

Ownership of a mobile phone or smartphone with texting and internet access abilities

English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who reported use of other tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, smokeless tobacco) than e-cigarettes in the past month

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention

Participants receive the e-cigarette cessation text-messaging intervention

1 month

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for retention rates, acceptability, and nicotine dependence

1 month

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• E-cigarette cessation text-messaging intervention
• Standard care

Trial Overview The study is testing a new text-messaging program designed to help people stop using e-cigarettes. Participants will either receive standard care resources or the special text-message intervention. The trial aims to see if this method is workable and liked by users.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Intervention (E-cigarette cessation text-messaging intervention) Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Group II: Standard care (Standard care control using standard national resources) Active Control 1 Intervention

This standard care group will receive standard care resources from smokefree.gov.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Seok Hyun Gwon

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1

Recruited

50+

Jovan Gwon, PhD, RN, FIAAN

Lead Sponsor

Citations

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Effectiveness of a Vaping Cessation Text Message ... Text messaging has also been shown to be an effective intervention strategy for smoking cessation. The primary hypothesis was that participants ...

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A Vaping Cessation Text Message Program for Adolescent ... A tailored, interactive text message intervention increased self-reported vaping cessation rates among adolescents recruited via social media channels.

3. truthinitiative.org truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/jama-publishes-new-study-proven-effectiveness-truth-initiatives-text-message

JAMA Publishes New Study on Proven Effectiveness of ... First-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial shows teens 35% more likely to quit vaping nicotine with an interactive, tailored text message program.

4. nature.com nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02295-2

Efficacy of digital interventions for smoking cessation by ... For instance, SMS interventions emerged as the most effective digital modality, probably due to their high accessibility, immediacy and cost- ...

5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12127979/

Effectiveness of Digital Intervention for Tobacco Cessation ... This systematic review seeks to consolidate current research on the efficacy of digital interventions for tobacco cessation in adults.

6. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11307165/

A Vaping Cessation Text Message Program for Adolescent ... A tailored, interactive text message program increased self-reported vaping cessation rates among adolescents recruited via social media channels.

7. truthinitiative.org truthinitiative.org/research-resources/substance-use/new-study-text-message-quit-vaping-program-can-help-young-people

New study: Text message quit-vaping program can help ... Among adolescents, 38.5% of those receiving the text message intervention achieved dual abstinence from both nicotine e-cigarettes and ...

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Quitline-Based Young Adult Vaping Cessation In the largest study targeting YAs who use e-cigarettes to date, participants who received an automated text message intervention had a 24.1% ...

9. academic.oup.com academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntaf112/8145603

ACT on Vaping: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel ... Satisfaction with ACT on Vaping averaged 3.8, exceeding the acceptability benchmark. A higher proportion of participants in the ACT on Vaping ...