Assessing Tobacco Product Choice When the Cost of Menthol Cigarettes Increases

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use, Cigarette Smoking

In brief

In this study, participants will complete a behavioral economics laboratory task and validation field assessments to understand how menthol cigarette policy restrictions may affect tobacco product purchasing and use.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03612349

Run by

Brown University

People needed

60

Starts

2018-07-09

Expected to finish

2020-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 18 and older
• Daily smokers who smoke on average at least 5 cigarettes per day for the past 12 months
• Self-report smoking a menthol cigarette brand
• Must report use of an alternative tobacco product(s) at least once in the past month
• Breath CO levels > 8 ppm (if < 8 ppm, then NicAlert Strip = 6)
• Speak, comprehend, and read English well enough to complete study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Breath alcohol level > 0.01 ng/ml
• Intention to quit smoking in the next 30 days
• Self-reported serious medical or psychiatric conditions during the past 12 months including:
• heart attack
• stroke
• angina
• blood clots in the arms or legs for which the individual is undergoing active medical treatment
• cancer requiring active chemotherapy or radiation therapy
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• schizophrenia
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• CO reading > 80 ppm
• Enrollment stratum (white or African-American/black) is full

Where it is running

• Brown University School of Public Health — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)

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