ACT on Vaping: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Digital Health App With Text Messaging for Young Adult Vaping Cessation
Digital interventions are a promising yet under-researched approach for reaching and supporting young adults to quit vaping. This proof-of-concept pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated a novel mobile health application and associated text messaging program (ACT on Vaping) for young adult vaping cessation and found preliminary evidence for acceptability and efficacy relative to an incentivized text message control arm, warranting evaluation in a fully-powered trial as a next step.
Authors
- Katerina Georgiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-3292)
- Jaimee L. Heffner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-5489)
- Megan M. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1433-1129)
- Edit Serfozo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-2610)
- Pinelopi Konstantinou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-0417)
- Raymond A. Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-9285)
- Amanda L. Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3036-9653)
- Kelsey Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7506-4072)
- Maria Karekla
- Eleana Lamprou
- Maria Orzechowski
- Chinmaya Lele
- Kathleen Z Lok
Institutions
- Roosevelt University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- American Legacy Foundation (US)
- Cyprus University of Technology (CY)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Robert Morris University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Cyprus (CY)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Office of Minority Health (US)
- University of Central Lancashire Cyprus (CY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf112
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- National Institutes of Health