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NCT Number: NCT05958979

Effects of e-Cigarettes on Perceptions and Behavior - Remote Substudy # 1

This study assess the ways in which e-cigarette product characteristics, such as marketing strategies, impact user experience to inform potential regulations.

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Key information

Conditions

Electronic Cigarette Use Behavior Cigarette Smoking Cigarette Use, Electronic Smoking Tobacco Smoking Tobacco Use Vaping

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

About this study

There are three primary objectives to the study: (1) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect product appeal in the overall population of tobacco product users as well as affect product appeal across young adult e-cigarette users and middle-age/older adult smokers; (2) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect product appeal in the overall population of tobacco product users as well as affect abuse liability in young adult e-cigarette users and the ability to resist smoking in adult smokers; (3) Determine the affect of product characteristics on e-cigarette nicotine delivery profile.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Vapers/E-cigarette Users

  • Regular use of e-cigarettes/vaping devices containing nicotine

Cigarette Smokers

  • Regular use of cigarettes containing nicotine

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant

Treatment and study plan

Control Marketing Strategies

Other

Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes

Experimental Marketing Strategies

Other

Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjective Appeal Rating Measure

    Time frame: 1 hour

    This self-report measures of subjective product appeal will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration and review of marketing strategies. Scores can range from 0 to 100 for the appeal rating, with lower scores representing lower levels of appeal and higher scores representing higher levels of appeal.

  2. Sensory Attributes

    Time frame: 1 hour

    Self-report measures of product sensory attributes will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration and review of marketing strategies. Scores can range from 0 to 100 for the sensory attribute rating, with lower scores representing lower levels of liking the sensory attribute and higher scores representing greater liking of the sensory attribute.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Southern California

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 25, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 25, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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