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Potential Impact of Menthol Ban in Cigarettes and E-cigarettes

NCT05259566 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2026-03-12

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Summary

Menthol cigarette use remains a major public health problem and the FDA has proposed to ban menthol in cigarettes. However, additional evidence is needed to understand whether menthol flavor in e-cigarettes is important for harm reduction among menthol cigarette smokers in the context of a menthol cigarette ban. The primary aim of this project is to understand how the availability of menthol vs tobacco flavor e-cigarettes influences switching and reduces smoking behavior among adults who currently smoke menthol cigarettes to understand the potential effects in the context of a ban of menthol cigarettes.

Conditions

  • Tobacco Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

menthol ban in cigarettes only

menthol ban in cigarettes only, menthol available in e-cigarette

BEHAVIORAL

total menthol ban

menthol ban in both cigarettes and e-cigarettes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Krysten Bold, PhD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-01
Primary Completion
2026-03-31
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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