Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
RecruitingHealthy volunteers welcome
Who can join
Ages 13 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 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: 1. 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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Social Media Intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Participants: 60 · Started: Apr 15, 2026
Contact the study team
- Sarah Rosen, BA · Phone: 415-502-0758
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07540780
Locations in the U.S.
| California | University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.