Kick-Nic! Youth Quit Vaping App (NCT06662305)
Vaping Cessation Among Youth: Evaluating the Kick-Nic! App
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
High school and middle 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 1.5, 3, 4.5 and then 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 1.5, 3, 4.5 and then 6 months follow ups (FU). Biochemical verification (salivary cotinine \< 30 ng.ml) of self-reports of abstinence will be conducted at EOT and 6-month FU.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center) — New Haven, Connecticut
Age range: 12 Years to 19 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Kick-Nic! mobile phone application (BEHAVIORAL)
- NCI Quit Vaping website (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut Mental Health Center) — New Haven, Connecticut
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (203) 444-7545
Email: thomas.liss@yale.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 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.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.