App to help high school students quit vaping

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Kick-Nic! app in helping high school students quit vaping. Participants will be randomly assigned to either use the app or access a control website with quitting resources. Over an 8-week treatment period, participants will engage with the app or website, with follow-up assessments at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months to measure abstinence rates. The study also includes qualitative interviews to gather feedback on the app's implementation and effectiveness.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. high school or middle school aged youth (12-19 years old),
2. regular current (past month) e-cig users using nicotine-containing e-cigs at least 1 day/week.
3. want to quit using e-cigarettes.
4. have a smartphone with data/WIFI plan in order to access and utilize the KickNic! app

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who have non-stable (\<2 months) use of anxiolytics, antidepressants, and other psychostimulants or have a history of psychosis or any significant current psychiatric/medical condition that would increase risk will be excluded.

Where it's running

• Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center)
  New Haven, Connecticut, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Ph.D. — Yale University School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry
• Study coordinator: Thomas Liss
• Email: thomas.liss@yale.edu
• Phone: 2034447545

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.