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SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2020

Smoking-Cessation Interventions for U.S. Young Adults: Updated Systematic Review.

Andrea C Villanti, Julia C West, Elias M Klemperer, Amanda L Graham, Darren Mays, Robin J Mermelstein, Stephen T Higgins

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in American journal of preventive medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07178899 (Designing a Smoking Intervention for Youth Smokers Using Q-Methodology), which is not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07178899 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Designing a Smoking Intervention for Youth Smokers Using Q-Methodology: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2026 to 2027Enrolled100ConditionsSmoking (Tobacco) Addiction, Young Adult, RCTArmstypology-based intervention, Routine Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. ACT on Vaping: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Digital Health App With Text Messaging for Young Adult Vaping Cessation.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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  11. The feasibility and acceptability of Live Free From E-Cigarettes (LIFFE): A web-based vaping intervention and smoking prevention program for young adults.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026
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  12. Perceptions of Prevention and Cessation Ads among US Youth Who Use Multiple Tobacco Products: A Qualitative Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Andrea C VillantiVermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Electronic address: andrea.villanti@uvm.edu.
Julia C WestVermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Elias M KlempererVermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Amanda L GrahamInnovations, Truth Initiative, Washington, District of Columbia; Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Cancer Prevention & Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Darren MaysDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Cancer Prevention & Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Robin J MermelsteinDepartment of Psychology and Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Stephen T HigginsVermont Center on Behavior and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.

Funding

Vermont Center on Behavior and HealthP20GM103644 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI HIGGINS, STEPHEN T · 2013 to 2022
$21.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextRecent data suggest that the onset of cigarette smoking is now more likely during young adulthood than adolescence. Additionally, the landscape of delivering smoking-cessation interventions has changed in the past decade, with the emergence of mobile phone and web-based approaches. The objective of this study is to update a 2010 systematic review of smoking-cessation interventions for U.S. young adults (aged 18-24 years). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Electronic searches were conducted in CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Sociological Abstracts to identify eligible interventions from August 31, 2009 through July 17, 2019. Two independent coders critically evaluated the methodology and findings of all retrieved articles. Data analysis was conducted in 2019. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: A total of 17 RCTs and 1 nonrandomized study were added to the original 14 studies meeting the inclusion criteria for this review; these studies varied with respect to sample size, intervention, assessed outcomes, and smoking measures. Of the new studies, 3 increased cessation in the short term, 2 at 6 months, and 1 had short-term effects on cigarette reduction. Pooled analyses supported the use of interventions employing social cognitive theory, quitline counseling, and text message programs for short-term cessation in young adults.

conclusionsOf 32 included studies, 9 demonstrated efficacy of smoking cessation or reduction in U.S. young adults. There were no eligible pharmacologic interventions included in this review. Findings support the promise of 3 approaches for young adult cessation not included in the prior review: text message interventions, sustained quit-and-win contests, and multiple behavior interventions.

Indexed as

Cell PhoneSmoking CessationText MessagingAdolescentAdultCounselingHumansSmokingYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID32418800
PMCPMC7453837

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