Clinical trial NCT04450537: PACE Vape Messaging Study
Official title: Effects of Anti-JUUL-type Messages on Beliefs, Perceived Harms, and Behavioral Intentions Among Young Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Vaping
E-cigarette Use
Electronic Cigarette Use
Keywords: surveys
vaping
Lead sponsor: University of Vermont
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
First posted: 2020-06-29
Enrollment: 569
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 24
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of exposure to vape education messages on beliefs, perceptions, norms, and behaviors related to electronic vapor product use.

Detailed description: Using content developed from the formative research phase, participants in this randomized controlled trial will either be exposed to ten vape education messages or to ten messages on sun safety, with all messages formatted for social media.

This study will take place over a 1-month period. Individuals who complete the screening survey and are eligible to participate will be invited to complete a 10-15 minute baseline survey at the start of the study. This survey will ask questions about tobacco and electronic vapor product use, and beliefs about and perceptions of vape products. This survey will also ask about exposure to tobacco and e-cigarette marketing, exposure to prevention messaging on vaping and tobacco use, and peer and family influences on tobacco use. During the survey, participants will be presented with and be asked to provide feedback for short health-related messages.

One month after completing this survey, participants will be sent an invitation to the follow-up survey. This survey will again ask about tobacco and electronic vapor product use, and beliefs about and perceptions of vape products.

All study procedures will take place remotely, with surveys conducted online. At the end of the first survey, participants will be eligible to receive a $10 online gift card. Upon completion of the follow-up survey, participants will be eligible to receive a $15 online gift card. In total, participants will be eligible to receive up to $25 for completing both surveys. Those who are ineligible will not be asked to complete the baseline survey and will not be compensated.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ages 18-24
* Vermont resident
* Access to a smartphone with internet
* Use of one or more social media site(s) at least weekly

Exclusion Criteria:

* Aged 25 years or older
* Not Vermont resident
* No access to a smartphone with internet
* Use of one or more social media site(s) less than weekly

Primary outcomes:
measure: Nicotine/e-cigarette beliefs
timeFrame: Assessed at 1-month follow-up
measure: Vape harm perceptions
timeFrame: Assessed at 1-month follow-up
measure: Vaping-related norms
timeFrame: Assessed at 1-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Behavioral intentions
timeFrame: Assessed at 1-month follow-up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: University of Vermont
state: Vermont
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Vermont
name: Andrea C Villanti, PhD, MPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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