Digital tool to help young adults quit vaping with ACT on Vaping app

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 interventional study tests two versions of an ACT-based vaping cessation app among young adults who currently vape. Participants are randomized to Version A with text-messaging support plus incentive check-ins or Version B with incentivized check-ins only, both using the same app. Follow-up occurs at 3, 5.5, and 6 months after the intervention, with assessments of vaping status and engagement. The trial is led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center with NIDA as a collaborator and is conducted in Seattle, WA.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-30
* Current weekly user of e-cigarette product(s) for the last 30 days
* Has a smartphone; either an Android (running version 12 or higher) or iPhone (running iOS version 17 or higher, iPhone 11 or more recent)
* Experience downloading and using one or more apps on their smartphone
* Have a mobile data plan and/or access to WiFi to support the use of the ACT on Vaping app
* Has access to text messaging
* Has an email address
* United States (US) resident, with a US mailing address
* Willing to complete all study procedures
* Comfortable reading and writing in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently using other tobacco cessation treatments at the time of screening, including pharmacotherapy or behavioral support (note: use of these treatment is allowable during trial participation)
* Member of the same household as another research participant
* Currently in prison
* Google voice number as sole phone number, due to its association with fraudulent study entry attempts
* Is ineligible per fraud prevention protocol
* Employees/family of investigator or study center

Where it's running

• Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
  Seattle, Washington, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jaimee Heffner, PhD — Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
• Study coordinator: Jaimee Heffner, PhD
• Email: jheffner@fredhutch.org
• Phone: 206-667-7314

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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.