Trial Outcomes & Findings for Text Message Quit Vaping Intervention for Young Adults (NCT NCT04251273)

NCT ID: NCT04251273

Last Updated: 2024-07-10

Results Overview

Number of participant who responded "No" to the question "In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's?" Denominator is all randomized participants.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

2588 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

7 months post enrollment

Results posted on

2024-07-10

Participant Flow

Recruitment conducted from December 29, 2019 and March 18, 2020. Recruitment occurred online using advertisements on social media platforms.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
This is Quitting
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Overall Study
STARTED
1304
1284
Overall Study
COMPLETED
973
994
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
331
290

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
This is Quitting
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
331
290

Baseline Characteristics

Text Message Quit Vaping Intervention for Young Adults

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Total
n=2588 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
This is Quitting
n=1304 Participants
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
n=1284 Participants
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Age, Continuous
20.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=5 Participants
20.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=5 Participants
20.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=7 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Female
1303 Participants
n=5 Participants
651 Participants
n=5 Participants
652 Participants
n=7 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Male
1253 Participants
n=5 Participants
634 Participants
n=5 Participants
619 Participants
n=7 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Non-binary or other
26 Participants
n=5 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
8 Participants
n=7 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Unknown
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
275 Participants
n=5 Participants
141 Participants
n=5 Participants
134 Participants
n=7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
2313 Participants
n=5 Participants
1163 Participants
n=5 Participants
1150 Participants
n=7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
123 Participants
n=5 Participants
71 Participants
n=5 Participants
52 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
38 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
2159 Participants
n=5 Participants
1092 Participants
n=5 Participants
1067 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
162 Participants
n=5 Participants
72 Participants
n=5 Participants
90 Participants
n=7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
88 Participants
n=5 Participants
39 Participants
n=5 Participants
49 Participants
n=7 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
2588 participants
n=5 Participants
1304 participants
n=5 Participants
1284 participants
n=7 Participants
Sexual orientation
Sexual minority
493 Participants
n=5 Participants
243 Participants
n=5 Participants
250 Participants
n=7 Participants
Sexual orientation
Not sexual minority (heterosexual)
2095 Participants
n=5 Participants
1061 Participants
n=5 Participants
1034 Participants
n=7 Participants
Income
Live comfortably
673 Participants
n=5 Participants
324 Participants
n=5 Participants
349 Participants
n=7 Participants
Income
Meet needs with a little left
1000 Participants
n=5 Participants
505 Participants
n=5 Participants
495 Participants
n=7 Participants
Income
Just meet basic expenses
778 Participants
n=5 Participants
399 Participants
n=5 Participants
379 Participants
n=7 Participants
Income
Don't meet basic expenses
137 Participants
n=5 Participants
76 Participants
n=5 Participants
61 Participants
n=7 Participants
Student status
Current student
1932 Participants
n=5 Participants
976 Participants
n=5 Participants
956 Participants
n=7 Participants
Student status
Not current student
656 Participants
n=5 Participants
328 Participants
n=5 Participants
328 Participants
n=7 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 months post enrollment

Population: All randomized participants (Intent-to-treat analysis)

Number of participant who responded "No" to the question "In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's?" Denominator is all randomized participants.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
This is Quitting
n=1304 Participants
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
n=1284 Participants
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Number of Participants With Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (ITT)
314 Participants
239 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 month post enrollment

Population: 7 month assessment responders only (Responder Only)

Number of participants with who responded 'No" to the question "In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's?" Denominator is participants with responses only.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
This is Quitting
n=976 Participants
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
n=995 Participants
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Number of Participants With Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (Responder Only)
314 Participants
239 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 months post enrollment

Population: All randomized participants (intent-to-treat analysis)

Number of participants who responded "No" to the question "Have you used any vape, even one puff, in the past 7 days?" Denominator is all randomized participants.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
This is Quitting
n=1304 Participants
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
n=1284 Participants
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Number of Participants With Self-reported 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (ITT)
440 Participants
385 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 months post enrollment

Population: Only 7-month survey responders (responder only analysis)

Number of participants who responded "No" to the question "Have you used any vape, even one puff, in the past 7 days?" Denominator is those who responded to the question only.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
This is Quitting
n=973 Participants
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting. Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support. This is Quitting: Text message-based intervention for quit vaping support.
Assessment Only Control
n=994 Participants
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program Assessment only Control: Assessment only
Number of Participants With Self-reported 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (Responder Only)
440 Participants
385 Participants

Adverse Events

This is Quitting

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Assessment Only Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Amanda L. Graham, PhD, Principal Investigator

Truth Initiative

Phone: (202) 525-6473‬

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place