Tobacco Regulations for Smoking

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Bethany Shorey Fennell

Disqualifiers: Under 18, Plans to quit, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 1

800 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this project is to learn about the potential impact of tobacco regulations that could affect the availability of tobacco products among adults who smoke nondaily and daily. Nondaily smoking is increasingly common and tobacco regulation research should consider how FDA actions may impact this group. Participants will be asked to complete online surveys and tests, online shopping sessions in a simulated Experimental Tobacco Marketplace. Reactions and decisions of adults who smoke nondaily and daily will be compared.

Research Team

Bethany Shorey Fennell, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Kentucky

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adult smokers, both those who smoke every day and those who don't. Participants must be willing to complete online surveys and shopping sessions in a simulated marketplace. Specific eligibility criteria are not provided.

Inclusion Criteria

Have no plans to quit nicotine/tobacco products

Consume cigarettes 4-30 days per month

Read and understand English

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Assessment

Participants complete a single assessment including surveys and tests on personal characteristics, substance use patterns, and behavioral tasks.

1 week

1 visit (online)

Experimental Tobacco Marketplace

Participants engage in purchasing scenarios in a simulated online tobacco marketplace to model the impact of proposed tobacco product regulations.

2-4 weeks

Multiple sessions (online)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for any changes in behavior or product valuation after the experimental sessions.

4 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Reduced nicotine regulatory environment
• Restriction on characterizing flavors in combustible nicotine products
• Restriction on characterizing flavors in noncombustible nicotine products

Trial Overview The study examines how potential tobacco regulations might influence the availability of products for daily and nondaily smokers. It involves reduced nicotine levels, flavor restrictions in combustible products, and flavor bans in noncombustible nicotine items.

Participant Groups

Group I: Nondaily smoking Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

Participants who smoke cigarettes some days but not every day in a month

Group II: Daily smoking Experimental Treatment 3 Interventions

Participants who smoke cigarettes every day

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Bethany Shorey Fennell

Lead Sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborator

Trials

2,658

Recruited

3,409,000+