Testing the ETM: Examination and Comparison of Different Methods

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Cigarette Smoking

In brief

This study will experimentally assess the comparability of in-lab and remote procedures with hypothetical and real ETM purchase outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05946031

Run by

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

People needed

87

Starts

2024-12-02

Expected to finish

2025-08-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Provide informed consent
• Be at least 21 years of age or older
• Stable tobacco use patterns for at least three months
• Smoke at least 5 cigarettes daily
• Use other tobacco products less than weekly
• Have access to a computer and internet

You may not qualify if…

• report uncontrolled physical or mental health conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, major depressive disorder, etc.),
• use of smoking cessation medications (e.g., nicotine replacement, bupropion, varenicline) in the past 30 days,
• report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual tobacco products in the next 30 days,
• be pregnant or lactating

Where it is running

• Fralin Biomedical Research Institute — Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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