Actively Recruiting
Kick-Nic! Youth Quit Vaping App
Led by Yale University · Updated on 2026-01-28
306
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
241 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
Y
Yale University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Kick-Nic! Youth Quit Vaping App
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- High school aged youth between 13 and 19 years old
- Regular current (past month) use of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes at least 1 day per week
- Desire to quit using e-cigarettes
- Access to a smartphone with a data or WiFi plan to use the Kick-Nic! app
You will not qualify if you...
- Unstable use (less than 2 months) of anxiolytics, antidepressants, or other psychostimulants
- History of psychosis
- Any significant current psychiatric or medical condition that increases risk
AI-Screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Thomas Liss
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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