Who can join this program?
- Individuals who are ages 13-17, who live in the U.S., who have done vaping or used e-cigarettes with nicotine in the past 30 days, who can read English, and who have a smartphone with the ability to use mobile apps.
- And who want to quit in the next 14 days!
What do I have to do?
- Fill out a short (3- to 5-minute) survey online to find out if you are eligible to join our program.
- If you are eligible, fill out another online survey (30 to 40 minutes) about you and your vaping. You'll have 2 weeks to do it.
- Next, you'll be randomly assigned (like tossing a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. Both groups will have a quit-vaping app program to support you and help you quit.
- Fill out 1 more survey (15 to 20 minutes) after 3 months. You can fill it out online, by phone, or by mail.
- You will get $25 for completing each survey.
- You'll get a $15 bonus if you fill out each survey within 24 hours of when it's emailed to you (so you would get $40 total per survey).
Confidentiality
Keeping your information private is important us. Your survey information will be entered on this secure website and kept confidential by our staff. While teens who participate are welcome to discuss your participation with anyone you choose, information about your participation will not be shared with your parents or other family members, friends, teachers, or employers.
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QuitQuest FAQ
- Who is the Principal Investigator of the study?
- When will the study results be published?
- How long will participation in the study take?
- Do I get anything for doing this?
- What is the difference between the 2 programs in the study?
- On the survey, why do you ask about race and ethnicity separately?
- What information is being tracked when I sign up for the study?
- Who can I contact if I have any further questions about the study?
Jonathan Bricker, PhD, is the Principal Investigator for the teen vaping study. Dr. Bricker is a scientist who specializes in vaping cessation research. He is a Full Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Generally it takes a year or two after a study is finished before results are published.
You will be asked to use your assigned program for the next 3 months. You will also be asked to complete 1 survey online or by phone after 3 months. The survey should take about 15-20 minutes.
Yes, you will get access to a free quit-vaping program app during the study and up to $40 if you do the follow-up survey.
We want to compare 2 apps for automated quit vaping assistance. Both programs (you’ll be assigned to one) will teach you the skills you need to learn how to stop vaping, but the skills and the way they are taught is different between the programs.
Everyone in the study, no matter which program you are assigned to, will get guidance on quitting, tools to help deal with urges to vape, and help on staying motivated to quit.
This is a requirement from the National Institutes of Health. They consider Hispanic/Latino as an ethnicity, not a race. So, we are required to ask about race and ethnicity separately.
We use tracking tools to inform us of how well we are doing attracting potential participants so that we can adjust our ads as necessary. No personal information is collected from using this tool.
Please email quitquest@fredhutch.org if you have any questions about the study.
