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Flavor for Smoking (FLAV Trial)

Q: Does the eligibility criterion for this research include individuals under thirty years of age?

The eligibility requirements for volunteers in this clinical trial demand that they must be between 18 and 24 years old. For younger patients, there are 13 trials available while 35 exist for those over the age of 65.

Q: How many participants are involved in this experiment?

Affirmative. Information on clinicaltrials.gov states that this <a href="https://www.withpower.com/clinical-trials/experimental">experimental</a> procedure is presently seeking volunteers; it was initially posted on September 14th 2021 and updated lastly on the 29th of September 2022. Eighty-six individuals need to be enrolled from a single research site.

Q: Is this experiment open to recruitment of participants at the moment?

According to records on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is recruiting patients and has been open since September 14th 2021 with the latest update occurring at the end of September 2022.

Q: Does this trial offer an opportunity for me to become involved?

This clinical trial is recruiting 86 young adult volunteers, aged between 18 and 24 years old. They must be able to fluently communicate in English (i.e., speaking, writing, and reading), have used more than 10 cigarillos in their lifetime, not actively pursue <a href="https://www.withpower.com/clinical-trials/smoking-cessation">smoking cessation</a> treatment or plan on quitting within the next 30 days, live near the study area throughout its duration, use study-provided cigars during three laboratory visits and provide written consent with accompanying HIPAA form compliance mandates.

Phase < 1

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 day

Awards & highlights

FLAV Trial Summary

This trial will study how much people enjoy smoking sweet-flavored cigarillos, how much they prefer smoking them to other options, and how much they would be willing to smoke them.

Eligible Conditions

Smoking
Tobacco Use

FLAV Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 day

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 day

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 day for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Absolute reinforcing value of cigarillo flavoring

Relative reinforcing value of cigarillo flavoring

Subjective rewarding value of cigarillo flavoring

FLAV Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: FlavorExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Either a sweet-flavored or a non-flavored cigarillo

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor

2,000 Previous Clinical Trials

42,880,002 Total Patients Enrolled

16 Trials studying Smoking

7,514 Patients Enrolled for Smoking

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the eligibility criterion for this research include individuals under thirty years of age?

"The eligibility requirements for volunteers in this clinical trial demand that they must be between 18 and 24 years old. For younger patients, there are 13 trials available while 35 exist for those over the age of 65."

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How many participants are involved in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Information on clinicaltrials.gov states that this experimental procedure is presently seeking volunteers; it was initially posted on September 14th 2021 and updated lastly on the 29th of September 2022. Eighty-six individuals need to be enrolled from a single research site."

Answered by AI

Is this experiment open to recruitment of participants at the moment?

"According to records on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is recruiting patients and has been open since September 14th 2021 with the latest update occurring at the end of September 2022."

Answered by AI

Does this trial offer an opportunity for me to become involved?

"This clinical trial is recruiting 86 young adult volunteers, aged between 18 and 24 years old. They must be able to fluently communicate in English (i.e., speaking, writing, and reading), have used more than 10 cigarillos in their lifetime, not actively pursue smoking cessation treatment or plan on quitting within the next 30 days, live near the study area throughout its duration, use study-provided cigars during three laboratory visits and provide written consent with accompanying HIPAA form compliance mandates."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Effect of Sweet Flavoring on the Rewarding and Reinforcing Value of Cigarillo Use Among Young Adults

Janet Audrain-McGovern 2021. "The Effect of Sweet Flavoring on the Rewarding and Reinforcing Value of Cigarillo Use Among Young Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05092919.