UNC Tobacco Convenience Store

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Health Behavior

In brief

The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the impact of a menthol cigarette ban accompanied by a quit smoking campaign on tobacco purchasing behavior. Investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial with \~1,185 US adults (ages 21+ years) who currently smoke menthol cigarettes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07458607

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

1185

Starts

2026-04-20

Expected to finish

2028-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Are ages 21 years and older
• Smoke cigarettes currently (i.e. currently smoke some days or every day and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime)
• Smoke menthol cigarettes
• Purchased menthol cigarettes in a store in the past month
• Read and speak English
• Can complete a survey on a computer without help
• Can receive images by text message
• Can attend 2 in-person appointments involving shopping tasks and computer surveys

You may not qualify if…

• Are pregnant
• Are breastfeeding
• Enrolled currently in another research study about quitting smoking

Where it is running

• UNC Mini Mart — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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