Vape-Free Text-Messaging: Pilot Study

Text-messaging E-cigarette Cessation Intervention for Young Adults in Rural Areas: A Pilot Study

This is a small pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the e-cigarette cessation text-messaging intervention with young adults in rural areas.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking
• 18-24 years
• everyday e-cigarette use in the past month
• ownership of a mobile phone or smartphone with texting and internet access abilities
• knowledge of how to use text messages
• plan on quitting e-cigarette use within one month
• home address in a rural county of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Exclusion Criteria:

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