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Developing an E-Cigarette Cessation Intervention for Hispanic/Latina(o) Youth in Florida: The BReATHE Study
Sponsor: Florida International University
Summary
Electronic (e-)cigarettes are the most used nicotine product among U.S. youth. Hispanic/Latino (H/L) youth are at greater risk for e-cigarette use, yet few evidence-based cessation programs exist for youth, and even fewer are tailored to H/L youth. The current work will develop and pilot an e-cigarette cessation intervention for H/L high school youth, using focus groups with the target population and input from a community advisory board (CAB). The intervention will be tested with 120 H/L high school students who use e-cigarettes to assess its feasibility and promise for reducing use.
Official title: Developing an E-Cigarette Cessation Intervention for Hispanic/Latina(o) Youth in Florida
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2024-05-01
Completion Date
2028-04-30
Last Updated
2026-09-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
E-cigarette Cessation Manual
The intervention is grounded in an empirically supported psychosocial smoking cessation program (i.e., Cognitive Behavior Therapy \[CBT\]; Vinci, 2020), as well as a manualized CBT e-cigarette intervention for adolescents and young adults (Kong et al., 2017; Kong et al., 2021). The structure and content of the manual were further informed by themes identified through focus groups. The newly developed BReATHE Program will consist of six 60-minute group sessions. "Building Knowledge for Change" focuses on nicotine vaping psychoeducation. "Recognizing the Triangle" introduces the cognitive triangle. "Anticipating Triggers" offers tools to cope with internal and external triggers to vape. "Tranquil Minds" offers relaxation techniques to manage negative emotions. "Healthy Communication" teaches clients more effective ways to communicate. "Educate Others" consists of reviewing skills and planning for the graduation ceremony where youth will teach family members what they learned.
Locations (1)
FIU Center for Children and Families
Miami, Florida, United States