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Kick-Nic! Youth Quit Vaping App
Sponsor: Yale University
Summary
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.
Official title: Vaping Cessation Among Youth: Evaluating the Kick-Nic! App
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 19 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
306
Start Date
2025-01-16
Completion Date
2029-08-31
Last Updated
2026-01-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Kick-Nic! mobile phone application
The Kick-Nic! app has seven modules that cover core CBT strategies using skills, graphic illustrations, and interactive components to help adolescents quit using e-cigarettes.
NCI Quit Vaping website
The NCI webpage provides quitting tobacco resources for youth, including for e-cigarettes. The information provided is similar to the CBT skills modeled by the Kick-Nic! app.
Locations (1)
Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States