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This research study, conducted by Truth Initiative, will help us learn how text messaging can help adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age quit vaping.
The Teen Quit Vaping Study (QVS Teen) is a comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a quit vaping text message program in promoting abstinence from e-cigarettes among young users aged 13-17. This study is a 3-arm randomized controlled trial conducted among young users aged 13-17 recruited through online channels. Participants will be randomized to a quit vaping text message intervention, an assessment-only control condition, or a waitlist control condition. The primary aim is to examine 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 7-months post enrollment (roughly corresponds to 6-months post-treatment).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| This is Quitting | Experimental | Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. |
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| Assessment only control | Other | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted monthly to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. |
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| Waitlist control | Other | After an initial enrollment message, participants will receive no contact from study staff except for 1-month and 7-month follow-up assessments. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| This is Quitting | Behavioral | Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence | In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's? | 7 months post enrollment |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Truth Initiative | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20001 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39110436 | Background | Graham AL, Cha S, Jacobs MA, Amato MS, Funsten AL, Edwards G, Papandonatos GD. A Vaping Cessation Text Message Program for Adolescent E-Cigarette Users: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2024 Sep 3;332(9):713-721. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.11057. | |
| 41177894 | Derived | Graham AL, Cha S, Do EK, Jacobs MA, Edwards G, Papandonatos GD. Dual abstinence from nicotine vaping and cannabis use among young people: secondary analyses from two U.S.-based randomized controlled trials of vaping cessation. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2025 Nov 3;20(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s13011-025-00679-1. |
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IPD are not available to other researchers. For access to deidentified dataset, please contact study administrator for more information.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | This is Quitting | Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support. |
| FG001 | Assessment Only Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted monthly to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Assessment only control: Assessment only |
| FG002 | Waitlist Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will receive no contact from study staff except for 1-month and 7-month follow-up assessments. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Waitlist control: No contact until follow-up survey, waitlisted to receive intervention post study |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | This is Quitting | Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support. |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses | |||
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| Primary | Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence | In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's? | Posted | Count of Participants | Participants | 7 months post enrollment |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | This is Quitting | Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support. |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Dr. Amanda Graham | Truth Initiative | 202-525-6473‬ | vapestudy@truthinitiative.org |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Aug 7, 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000072137 | Vaping |
| D020340 | Tobacco Use Cessation |
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| D012907 | Smoking |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
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Participants are not explicitly told they are in the control group, although they may deduce their assignment from presence or lack of regular text message intervention.
Research staff doing data collection will not be aware of the random assignments and all participants will receive the same follow-up assessments regardless of assignment.
| Assessment only control | Other | Assessment only |
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| Waitlist control | Other | No contact until follow-up survey, waitlisted to receive intervention post study |
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| BG001 | Assessment Only Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted monthly to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Assessment only control: Assessment only |
| BG002 | Waitlist Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted only for data collection at 1 and 7 months post enrollment. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Waitlist only |
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| Sex/Gender, Customized | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| OG001 | Assessment Only Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted monthly to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Assessment only control: Assessment only |
| OG002 | Waitlist Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted only for data collection at 1 and 7 months post enrollment. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Waitlist only |
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| EG001 | Assessment Only Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted monthly to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Assessment only control: Assessment only | 0 | 744 | 0 | 744 | 0 | 744 |
| EG002 | Waitlist Control | After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted only for data collection at 1 and 7 months post enrollment. At the end of the study data collection period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program. Waitlist only | 0 | 178 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 178 |
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