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| F32CA265059 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source | |
| T31IR1910 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Tobacco Related Diseases Research Program |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
| Tobacco Related Disease Research Program | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to understand the feasibility and acceptability of integrating peer mentoring into a social media-based intervention to help adolescents and young adults quit e-cigarette use.
This study is a one-arm pilot trial with adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users. This study tested a peer-mentored program to help teens and young adults quit vaping using social media. Participants joined one of two inter groups and received messages from a trained counselor over 5 weeks. Each group also included two peer mentors who had successfully quit vaping and offered support. Participants completed surveys before and after the program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Peer-Mentored Vaping Cessation Intervention | Experimental | Adolescents and young adults received the Quit the Hit (QTH) vaping cessation program delivered via Instagram over 5 weeks. A trained counselor posted 1-3 evidence-based vaping cessation messages per weekday. Each group included two peer mentors, aged similarly to participants, who had successfully quit vaping and provided social support and guidance. Participants completed baseline and follow-up surveys. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Quit the Hit (QTH) Program with Peer Mentoring | Behavioral | The QTH program delivered 1-3 evidence-based vaping cessation messages per weekday via Instagram over 5 weeks. Peer mentors, aged similarly to participants and who had successfully quit vaping, provided social support, encouragement, and one-on-one direct messaging. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Feasibility: Engagement and retention | Engagement measured by number of posts and likes in the Instagram group. Retention defined as proportion completing the 5-week follow-up survey. | 5 Weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Perceived Usefulness of Peer Mentoring | Perceived usefulness was assessed in the follow-up survey with 9 statements, measuring agreement using a 5-point Likert scale (1 disagree a lot to 5 agree a lot). Example items included "the peer mentors helped me quit vaping," "the peer mentors shared useful information on quitting," and "the peer mentors increased my confidence that I can quit." | 5 Weeks |
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Inclusion criteria for intervention participants:
Inclusion criteria for peer mentors:
Exclusion criteria for intervention participants:
Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria.
Exclusion criteria for peer mentors:
Those who report using other tobacco products or substances and those with active mental health conditions will be excluded
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Pamela M Ling, MD | University of California, San Francisco | Principal Investigator |
| Chen Joanne Lyu, PhD | University of California, San Francisco | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | California | 94143 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000072137 | Vaping |
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| D012907 | Smoking |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Satisfaction with Peer Mentoring | Satisfaction with peer mentoring was assessed with six statements on the follow-up survey, measuring agreement using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = disagree a lot to 5 = agree a lot). Items included "I liked the peer mentoring in the program," "I felt comfortable with the messages I got from peer mentors," "the peer mentors sent messages at convenient times of day," etc. Additionally, participants rated their satisfaction with the quantity of peer mentor posts on a 5-point scale by responding to the item | 5 Weeks |
| Evaluation of the program | The overall evaluation of the peer mentored vaping cessation program was measured using four statements, measuring agreement on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = disagree a lot to 5 = agree a lot). The four items were "I would recommend this program to others", "The program gave me something new to think about", "I thought about what I read in the program", and "The program was easy to understand." | 5 Weeks |
| Self-Reported 7-Day Point Prevalent Abstinence (PPA) from vaping | 7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) will be assessed via the question about the number of days they used e-cigarettes in the past 7 days at the end of the intervention. Participants reporting no vaping in the past 7 days will be coded as abstinent. | 5 Weeks |