About this trial
High school students who want to quit vaping will be randomized to receive the Kick-Nic! app or a control NCI website to determine the efficacy of the app for vaping cessation. Participants will be screened for eligibility, then go through an 8 week treatment period where they will be given access to use the Kick-Nic! app or referred to the NCI Quit Vaping website. This will be followed by 1, 2, 3, and 6 month follow up visits. Qualitative interviews with participants and school staff will also be conducted to obtain feedback on the app and best ways to implement/disseminate the app.
Abstinence rates will be assessed biweekly during treatment including at end of treatment (EOT), and then at 1, 2, 3 and 6 month follow ups (FU). Biochemical verification (salivary cotinine \< 30 ng.ml) of self-reports of abstinence will be conducted at EOT and 6-month FU.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
high school aged youth (13-19 years old),
regular current (past month) e-cig users using nicotine-containing e-cigs at least 1 day/week.
want to quit using e-cigarettes.
have a smartphone with data/WIFI plan in order to access and utilize the KickNic! app
Disqualifiers
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.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Kick-Nic! mobile phone application
- NCI Quit Vaping website
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Yale University
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator