Effects of Narratives on Demand for Low and High Ventilated Cigarettes and Substitution for Alternative Products

Summary

This study will investigate the effects of narratives on demand for low and high ventilated cigarettes and substitution for alternative products in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace.

Conditions

• Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High-ventilated cigarette alone

High-ventilated cigarettes are the only available cigarettes in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace which increases in price across trials. Other nicotine/tobacco products are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace at market price. Note that all participants will complete all the specified conditions.

BEHAVIORAL

Low-ventilated cigarette alone

Low-ventilated cigarettes are the only available cigarettes in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace which increases in price across trials. Other nicotine/tobacco products are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace at market price. Note that all participants will complete all the specified conditions.

BEHAVIORAL

High- and low-ventilated cigarette with high-ventilated cigarettes increasing in price

High- and low ventilated cigarettes are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace with high-ventilated cigarettes increasing in price across trials. Other nicotine/tobacco products are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace at market price. Note that all participants will complete all the specified conditions.

BEHAVIORAL

Low- and high-ventilated cigarette with high-ventilated cigarettes increasing in price

Low- and high-ventilated cigarettes are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace with low-ventilated cigarettes increasing in price across trials. Other nicotine/tobacco products are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace at market price. Note that all participants will complete all the specified conditions.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual, high- and low-ventilated cigarette with usual cigarettes increasing in price.

Usual cigarette, low- and high-ventilated cigarettes are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace with usual cigarettes increasing in price across trials. Other nicotine/tobacco products are available in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace at market price. Note that all participants will complete all the specified conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota

  collaborator OTHER

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Warren K Bickel, Ph.D. · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-08-08

Primary Completion

2024-03-19

Completion

2024-03-26

Countries

• United States

Study Locations