Effectiveness of a Vaping Cessation Text Message Program Among Young Adult e-Cigarette Users: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

e-Cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among young adults (YAs). Despite the harms of nicotine exposure among YAs, there are few, if any, empirically tested vaping cessation interventions available.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of a text message program for vaping cessation among YAs vs assessment-only control.

Design, setting, and participants

A parallel, 2-group, double-blind, individually randomized clinical trial was conducted from December 2019 to November 2020 among YA e-cigarette users. Eligible individuals were US residents aged 18 to 24 years who owned a mobile phone with an active text message plan, reported past 30-day e-cigarette use, and were interested in quitting in the next 30 days. Participants were recruited vi

SUBMITTER: Graham AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature