Electronic Cigarette Unit Price Manipulations in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Tobacco Use
In brief
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may be a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes and are available in a broad range of nicotine strengths. The overall goal of this project is to use an experimental analogue of the real-world tobacco marketplace to examine the effects of nicotine strength on e-cigarette consumption and the likelihood that current smokers will either switch to e-cigarettes (which may reduce harm) or use both products in combination (which may increase harm). Testing effects of e-cigarette nicotine strength under controlled conditions in a context that models the real world will facilitate evidence-based policies that have a net benefit to health.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03843047
- Run by
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- People needed
- 81
- Starts
- 2019-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2021-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-11-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Current cigarette smoker
- Current e-cigarette user (dual users arm) or have minimal prior e-cigarette experience (exclusive smokers arm)
- Cotinine levels that confirm tobacco use
- Willing to try e-cigarettes
You may not qualify if…
- Unstable psychiatric or medical conditions
- Immediate plans to quit smoking
- Use of prescription medication that might affect smoking or nicotine metabolism
- Pregnancy (females)
Where it is running
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute — Roanoke, Virginia, United States
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