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NCT Number: NCT04632030

Shrinking the Size of the Tobacco Power Wall

The overall aim of this research is to experimentally evaluate the extent to which reducing the size of the tobacco power wall and the number of tobacco product units displayed influences tobacco use risk in adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

11 year–20 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

RAND

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

About this study

This experiment will take place in the RAND StoreLab (RSL), a life-sized replica of a convenience store that we developed to evaluate how altering aspects of tobacco promotion at POS influences tobacco use risk during simulated shopping experiences. The study will use a between-subjects design, in which adolescents are randomly assigned to shop in the RSL under one of three conditions: (1) Large power wall/ multiple product units displayed; (2) Medium-sized power wall/multiple product units displayed; and (3) Small power wall/single product units displayed. We will consider the effect of these power wall alterations on risk of use of four classes of tobacco products: cigarettes, electronic nicotine delivery devices, cigarillos, and smokeless tobacco.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • between the ages of 11 and 20

Exclusion criteria

  • any medical or psychological condition that would make participation in the procedures of the study difficult (based on self-report).

Treatment and study plan

Tobacco power wall size and tobacco products displayed

Behavioral

The intervention varies the size of the tobacco power wall and number of tobacco products displayed on it.

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion at Risk for Cigarette Smoking

    Time frame: within 5 minutes of the intervention

    A two item self-report assessment: 1) If one of your best friends offered you an unflavored cigarette would you use it? 2) If one of your best friends offered you a menthol cigarette would you use it? Responses to each item are made on a 10-point scale where 1 = definitely not; and 10 = definitely yes and responses across the two items are summed for a total scale score. Total scale scores are dichotomized: scores of 2 are coded as '0' (no risk) and any score greater than 2 is coded as '1' (at risk). Outcome is proportion at risk of cigarette smoking (number of participants at risk over number of participants within condition).

  2. Proportion at Risk of Using Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices (ENDS)

    Time frame: within 5 minutes of the intervention

    A three item, self-report assessment: 1) If one of your best friends offered you an unflavored vaping product would you use it? 2) If one of your best friends offered you a vaping product flavored with menthol or mint, would you use it? 3) If one of your best friends offered you a vaping product flavored with fruit, candy, alcohol or non-alcohol drink, or some other sweet flavor, would you use it? Responses to each item are made on a 10-point scale where 1 = definitely not; and 10 = definitely yes and responses across the three items are summed for a total scale score. Total scale scores are dichotomized: scores of 3 are coded as '0' (no risk) and any score greater than 3 is coded as '1' (at risk). Outcome is proportion at risk of ENDS use (number of participants at risk over number of participants within condition).

  3. Proportion at Risk of Using Smokeless Tobacco

    Time frame: within 5 minutes of the intervention

    A three item self report assessment: : 1) If one of your best friends offered you unflavored smokeless tobacco would you use it? 2) If one of your best friends offered you smokeless tobacco flavored with flavored with menthol, mint, spearmint, or wintergreen would you use it? 3) If one of your best friends offered you smokeless tobacco flavored with fruit would you use it? Responses to each item are made on a 10-point scale where 1 = definitely not; and 10 = definitely yes and responses across the three items are summed for a total scale score. Total scale scores are dichotomized: scores of 3 are coded as '0' (no risk) and any score greater than 3 is coded as '1' (at risk).Outcome is proportion at risk of smokeless tobacco use (number of participants at risk over number of participants within condition).

  4. Proportion at Risk of Using Little Cigar/Cigarillos (LCC)

    Time frame: within 5 minutes of the intervention

    A three item, self report assessment: 1) If one of your best friends offered you an unflavored cigarillos/filtered cigar would you use it? 2) If one of your best friends offered you a cigarillos/filtered cigar flavored with menthol or mint would you use it? 3) If one of your best friends offered you a cigarillos/filtered cigar flavored with fruit, candy, alcohol, or some other sweet flavor, would you use it? Responses to each item are made on a 10-point scale where 1 = definitely not; and 10 = definitely yes and responses across the three items are summed for a total scale score. Total scale scores are dichotomized: scores of 3 are coded as '0' (no risk) and any score greater than 3 is coded as '1' (at risk). Outcome is proportion at risk of LCC use (number of participants at risk over number of participants within condition).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

RAND

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Shrinking the Size of the Tobacco Power Wall and Restricting the Number of Tobacco Products Displayed to Reduce Adolescent Tobacco Use

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 17, 2020
Registry last updated
Oct 25, 2023

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