Parent-to-parent support to help teens stop vaping
Parents helping Parents for Youth Vaping Cessation (PhP-VX)
A program that connects parents of teens who vape with other parents who have successfully helped their kids quit, aimed at teens about 15–18 years old.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Nebraska Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Omaha, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11178626 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If your teenager is vaping, this project will train and link you with parents who have helped their own teens quit. Parents will be randomly placed into one of two groups—a peer-support program or usual resources—and researchers will actively follow outcomes over time. The work focuses on older adolescents (roughly 15–18 years) and adapts successful peer-coach methods for parent use. The team will track teen vaping behavior, quit attempts, and parental support activities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are parents or caregivers of adolescents (especially ages 15–18) who currently use e-cigarettes and want help supporting a quit attempt.
Not a fit: Families with teens who are unwilling to accept parental help, parents who do not want to participate, or children well outside the target adolescent age range may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could give parents practical, peer-tested tools and support to improve their teenager's chances of quitting vaping.
How similar studies have performed: Peer coach approaches have worked for tobacco and other substance cessation, but parent-to-parent programs specifically for teen vaping are relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Omaha, United States
- University of Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Dai, Hongying Daisy — University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Dai, Hongying Daisy
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.