Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.
Description
This is a single-arm pilot study testing training materials for the Quit the Hit Toolkit. Community-based coaches will be recruited then receive training on the intervention, then they will recruit and lead 5-week vaping cessation groups online.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 13+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. English literacy 2. Age between 13-21 years (group participants) or 18+ (coaches, peer mentors) 3. Indicate they use social media "most" (\>= 4) days per week (group participants) 4. Have vaped at least once per week in the past 30 days (90 percent of participants) (group participants) 5. Access to a computer or mobile phone with photo capability to verify abstinence from vaping (group participants) 6. Indicate they are considering quitting or are interested in quitting with the next 6 months or within the next 30 days (group participants) 7. Currently reside in Califor…
Interventions
- BehavioralSocial Media Intervention
Social media based intervention using Instagram with up to 3 posts per day for 30 days
Location
- University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, California