Parents Helping Parents for Youth Vaping Cessation

NCT ID: NCT07207850

Last Updated: 2026-02-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-04-30

Study Completion Date

2026-11-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this randomized controlled study is to test if this new intervention works to help adolescents quit vaping. A key feature of the program is the use of peer support for parents, delivered by trained parent coaches. Participants will complete baseline and follow up surveys. Parents in the intervention arm will receive peer support as part of the program.

Detailed Description

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This objective of study is to develop and test the feasibility of a novel Parents-helping-Parents for Youth Vaping Cessation (PhP-VX) program. The investigators will conduct a feasibility pilot test with 100 parent-adolescent dyads recruited from an EHR system. Half of the dyads will receive the "PhP-VX" program for 3 months, and half of the dyads will be assigned to the control (no-treatment) group.

The PhP-VX program consists of two key components: 1) online lessons for participating parents and adolescents and 2) one on one sessions with a coach for parents.

Eligible dyads will be randomly assigned to either the test or control group using a computer-generated randomization list. At baseline, all participants will complete a survey assessing their e-cigarette and tobacco use, vaping knowledge, and exposure to marketing and media. Dyads assigned to the test arm will receive PhP-VX program instructions, and parents will be immediately connected with a coach. Parents will be scheduled to receive six bi-weekly, 30-minute, 1:1 coach-facilitated sessions via Zoom. The coaches will identify the priority needs of the participant, provide support and advocacy (e.g., coach on how to identify own needs and access resources), role model (e.g., share experiences, demonstrate effective decision-making), effective communication with their children, and facilitate change (motivation, facilitate change through goal setting/education/skills building). Parents will also be able to contact the coach as needed for additional support and resources.

All participants in both the control and test arms will be followed up at months 1, 3, and 6 with questions on e-cigarette use, vaping knowledge, and marketing/media literacy. Parents and children in the test arm will also complete an evaluation of the PhP-VX program at the end of the intervention (month 3).

The investigators will offer twenty adolescent participants (10 control, 10 intervention) the option to provide saliva samples at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. The samples will be collected using the iScreen Oral Fluid Device (OFD) cotinine test, which detects cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine and the recommended biomarker for validating self-reported tobacco abstinence. Cotinine levels will serve as our biochemical verification of participants' self-reported abstinence. Adolescents who agree to participate will receive saliva collection kits by mail. Participants will be instructed to upload a photo of their test result via a REDCap survey.

Parents and children in the control group, who receive no intervention during the study, will be given access to online training materials following the final follow-up at month 6.

Conditions

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Implementation Science Engagement, Patient E Cigarette Use Peer Support Vaping Teens Vaping Cessation Parent Support

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

Participants in this arm will not receive the PhP-VX treatment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Test Group - PHP-VX Program

Participants in this arm will receive the PhP-VX program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Helping Parents program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Our innovative vaping cessation program will include two key components: 1) online training for parents and their offspring, and 2) parent-helping-parent coach sessions. Parents and children in the control setting will receive no treatments during the intervention (Baseline to Month 3). Dyads will be provided online training materials after the 6 month follow up.

Interventions

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Parents Helping Parents program

Our innovative vaping cessation program will include two key components: 1) online training for parents and their offspring, and 2) parent-helping-parent coach sessions. Parents and children in the control setting will receive no treatments during the intervention (Baseline to Month 3). Dyads will be provided online training materials after the 6 month follow up.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 15-18
* Report vaping in the previous 30 days
* English literacy

PARENT INCLUSION:

* Biological, adoptive, stepparents, or adult guardian of adolescent participating
* Have face-to-face contact with the adolescent at least one day per week during the study period
* Access to a computer or mobile phone at home
* Interested in helping adolescent quit e-cigarette/vape use
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Nebraska

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hongying Daisy Dai

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Daisy Dai, PhD

Role: CONTACT

402-559-5907

Facility Contacts

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Daisy Dai, PhD

Role: primary

4025595907

Other Identifiers

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1R34CA287719-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

0617-25-EP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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