NCT04899999

Graphic Messages to Prevent E-Cigarette Use Among Black and Latino Adolescents

Graphic Messages to Prevent E-Cigarette Use Among Latino and African American Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 362 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine if graphic messages prevent future vaping use among African American and Latino adolescents. The images have been developed in a user-design model and include four main themes: health reward, financial reward, self-efficacy, and social norms. We will assess pre- and post-exposure reactions on likelihood of future vaping among African American and Latino adolescents.

Conditions

• Vaping

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Financial reward graphic message	Graphic image will be shared with the participants online once in either English or Spanish depending on their language of preference. Image includes the following text: Vaping leads to nothing. Don't let your money vaporize away.
BEHAVIORAL	Health reward graphic message	Graphic image will be shared with the participants online once in either English or Spanish depending on their language of preference. Image includes the following text: Dying for a vape? It hurts more than you know.
BEHAVIORAL	Self-efficacy graphic message	Graphic image will be shared with the participants online once in either English or Spanish depending on their language of preference. Image includes the following text: Vaping companies are targeting Black and Latino teens. Your life matters. Don't let them take it away.
BEHAVIORAL	Social norms graphic message	Graphic image will be shared with the participants online once in either English or Spanish depending on their language of preference. Image includes the following text: Just because vaping is common, doesn't mean it's cool. Stay woke. Don't smoke.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-08-06
• Primary completion: 2021-12-15
• Completion: 2021-12-15
• First posted: 2021-05-25
• Last updated: 2025-08-01
• Results posted: 2025-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States