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Colored Packaging for Cigarette Smoking
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This trial looks at how different colors on cigarette packaging affects how much people smoke and their perceptions of risk.
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- You smoke menthol cigarettes more than 20% of the time.You smoke cigarettes that are not the regular size.I am not trying to quit smoking nor plan to during the study.You must be willing to stay in the study area for the duration of the study.You have difficulty seeing or distinguishing between different colors.You regularly drink more than 25 standard alcoholic drinks per week.I have smoked 5 or more non-menthol, filtered cigarettes daily for the last year.You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychosis, or bipolar disorder at any point in your life.You are capable of giving written informed consent.I have major depression but haven't had an episode in 6 months and am stable on medication.I am not trying to quit smoking nor plan to during the study.I have smoked 5 or more non-menthol, filtered cigarettes daily for the past year.You are not currently trying to quit smoking or planning to quit during the study period which is approximately five weeks.You have used illegal drugs or abused alcohol within the past year, or you are currently receiving medical treatment for substance abuse. Attending support group meetings like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous does not count as medical treatment for this study.I use nicotine products other than cigarettes less than 5 times a month.You are willing to try to quit smoking during the study.I am not pregnant, breastfeeding, nor planning to become pregnant during the study.You are able to communicate in English.\n
- Group 1: LNC Cigarettes + Blue Packaging
- Group 2: LNC Cigarettes + Red Packaging
- Group 3: LNC Cigarettes + Plain Packaging
- Group 4: LNC Cigarettes + Gray Packaging
- Group 5: Own Brand
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
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Is the minimum age requirement for this research greater than twenty years?
"This medical trial is seeking volunteers that are of legal age (21+) and younger than 65 years old."
What is the participant count for this research project?
"Affirmative. Data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov certifies that this medical trial, first published on September 18th 2019, is actively recruiting patients. 575 participants are needed to be enrolled from a single research centre."
Am I appropriate to join in this trial?
"This clinical trial is looking for 575 smokers aged 21 to 65 who are willing to comply with the requirements detailed in the consent and HIPAA form. Furthermore, candidates must not be engaging in smoking cessation therapy or intent on quitting during the five-week long study period. Similarly, they have to possess fluency of English (both orally & written) as well as have a history of consuming at least 5 non-menthol cigarettes daily over the last year."
Is this trial actively seeking participants?
"Clinicaltrials.gov connotes that this medical trial is actively searching for participants, with recruitment having commenced on September 18th 2019 and the information being recently revised on March 18th 2022."
What core objectives are the investigators attempting to prove with this research project?
"This research study, which will be assessed over the 5th and 35th day marks, seeks to quantify Total Puff Volume/Puff Duration. Secondary endpoints include Cigarette Craving (as determined by a summary score and two factor subscales derived from the 32-item Questionnaire on Smoking Urges [QSU]), Total Puff Count (calculated through video recordings of smoking sessions), as well as Subjective Cigarette Ratings (a 14-item 100mm Visual Analog Scale [VAS] that indexes cigarette characteristics)."
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