A Novel Smartphone Application for Helping Teens Stop Vaping, QuitQuest Vaping R01 (NCT07739706)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This clinical trial compares a novel smartphone application (app) called QuitQuest to the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) SmokefreeTeenQuitVaping (SFTQV) app in helping teens stop vaping. Despite recent declines, data shows that 8.5% of middle school (grades 6-8) and 18.1% of high school (grades 9-12) students in the United States (US) used electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; variously known as vaping, electronic \[e\]-cigarettes, e-cigs, mods, and tank systems that contain nicotine). Use of any tobacco product during adolescence increases risk for lifelong nicotine addiction. ENDS use, in particular, leads to severe asthma attacks, e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), exposure to multiple lung irritants, including volatile organic compounds, and lasting harm to adolescent brain development. Despite evidence of potential long-term harms from ENDS, to date there have been limited evidence-based therapeutic options for ENDS cessation for adolescents and young adults. Traditional methods for delivering adolescent ENDS cessation interventions (e.g., quitlines and clinics) have limited reach. QuitQuest utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility, reduce distress, and promote behavior change through mechanisms that include cultivating acceptance of internal experience and aligning behavior with personal values. The SFTQV program is based on the US Clinical Practice Guidelines, offering practical advice and support via an app delivery format. The QuitQuest app may work better than the SFTQV app in increasing vape quit rates among teens.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (15 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).
Location: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium — Seattle, Washington
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criteria are the reverse of the inclusion criteria
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium — Seattle, Washington
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.