Effectiveness of a Vaping Cessation Text Message Program Among Young Adult e-Cigarette Users

作者：Amanda L. Graham, Michael S. Amato, Sarah Cha, Megan A Jacobs, Mia M. Bottcher, George D. Papandonatos · 发表于：JAMA Internal Medicine · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1793 · 被引用次数：179 · 研究领域：Smoking Behavior and Cessation、Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology、Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

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 via social media ads, the intervention was delivered via text message, and assessments were completed via website or mobile phone. Follow-up was conducted at 1 and 7 months postrandomization; follow-up data collection began January 2020 and ended in November 2020. The study was prespecified in the trial protocol. Interventions: All participants received monthly assessments via text message about e-cigarette use. The assessment-only control arm (n = 1284) received no additional intervention. The active intervention arm (n = 1304) also received This is Quitting, a fully automated text message program for vaping cessation that delivers social support and cognitive and behavioral coping skills training. Main Outcome...