Trial Outcomes & Findings for RCT-Consumer Perceptions of Cannabidiol (CBD) Health Claims (NCT NCT06800066)

NCT ID: NCT06800066

Last Updated: 2026-08-28

Results Overview

The primary outcome is purchase of a CBD product. The percent of participants who purchase at least one CBD product in each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads) will be reported.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

460 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Hour 1 on day 1

Results posted on

2026-08-28

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Overall Study
STARTED
230
230
Overall Study
COMPLETED
230
230
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

RCT-Consumer Perceptions of Cannabidiol (CBD) Health Claims

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Total
n=460 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
n=230 Participants
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
n=230 Participants
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Age, Continuous
44.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.4 • n=80 Participants
43.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.5 • n=31 Participants
44.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.3 • n=49 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
male
141 participants
n=80 Participants
69 participants
n=31 Participants
72 participants
n=49 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
female
317 participants
n=80 Participants
160 participants
n=31 Participants
157 participants
n=49 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
unknown
2 participants
n=80 Participants
1 participants
n=31 Participants
1 participants
n=49 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
34 Participants
n=80 Participants
23 Participants
n=31 Participants
11 Participants
n=49 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
421 Participants
n=80 Participants
203 Participants
n=31 Participants
218 Participants
n=49 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants
n=80 Participants
4 Participants
n=31 Participants
1 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
8 Participants
n=80 Participants
3 Participants
n=31 Participants
5 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
36 Participants
n=80 Participants
16 Participants
n=31 Participants
20 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=80 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
0 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
66 Participants
n=80 Participants
36 Participants
n=31 Participants
30 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
304 Participants
n=80 Participants
147 Participants
n=31 Participants
157 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
19 Participants
n=80 Participants
9 Participants
n=31 Participants
10 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
27 Participants
n=80 Participants
19 Participants
n=31 Participants
8 Participants
n=49 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

The primary outcome is purchase of a CBD product. The percent of participants who purchase at least one CBD product in each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads) will be reported.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
n=230 Participants
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
n=230 Participants
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Purchase of at Least One CBD Product
163 Participants
171 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

Population: One participant did not answer this question

Twelve items will measure participants' perceptions about the possible benefits of CBD - the mean number of selected benefits for each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads). Reporting the mean number of benefits selected (out of 12).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
n=229 Participants
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
n=230 Participants
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Number of Benefits of CBD
5.6 number of benefits
Standard Deviation 2.8
5.7 number of benefits
Standard Deviation 2.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

Population: 4 people did not answer this question (Control Arm) and 1 person did not answer question (Experimental Arm)

During the post shopping task survey, the Participant will randomly view 1 (out of 11) CBD-labeled products that were available to purchase in the Mini-Mart. The participant will respond to a one-item measure that assesses the extent to which the participant perceives that the CBD product is safe to consume. Response options are on a 1 to 5 scale, with higher scores representing more perceived safety (i.e. 1- Not at all safe to 5- Extremely safe). The overall mean score and response option frequencies for all products combined for each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads) will be reported.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
n=226 Participants
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
n=229 Participants
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Perceived Product Safety
3.0 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.8
3.0 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

Population: Questions were only asked of those who had never used CBD (never users) and those who had used longer than a year ago (ever users).

One item will be used to measure willingness to try CBD. Response items are on a 1 to 5 scale, with higher scores representing more likelihood to try CBD (i.e. 1- Extremely Unlikely to 5- Extremely Likely). The mean score and response option frequencies of each group (CBD ads vs non CBD ads) will be reported.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)
n=149 Participants
In the control condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 advertisements that are public service announcement (PSA) - type messages. These ads are not related to any products (CBD or non-CBD products) available in the Mini-Mart. Purchase Behavior - (Non-CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)
n=154 Participants
In the experimental condition, the Mini-Mart will display 18 different advertisements for CBD and 1 display box for a CBD product. Purchase Behavior - (CBD ads): Participants will complete 1 shopping visit and will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions: 1) non-CBD advertising (control condition) or 2) CBD advertising (experimental condition). Each condition will have approximately 20 advertisements. In each condition, the Participant will be asked to purchase 3 products.
Willingness to Try CBD (Non-current CBD Users)
3.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.3
3.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.3

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

Eleven items will measure participants' perceptions about the possible outcomes of CBD. Response items are on a 1 to 4 scale, with higher scores representing more agreement with the stated effect (i.e. 1- Strongly disagree to 4- Strongly agree). The mean score and response option frequencies of each item for each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads) will be reported.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Hour 1 on day 1

During the post shopping task survey, the Participant will randomly view 1 (out of 11) CBD-labeled products that were available to purchase in the Mini-Mart. The Participant will respond to a one-item measure that assesses the extent to which the product is appealing to them. Response options are on a 1 to 5 scale, with higher scores representing more appeal (i.e. 1- Not at all appealing to 5- Extremely appealing). The overall mean score and response option frequencies for all products combined for each group (CBD ads vs non-CBD ads) will be reported.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Control Arm (Non-CBD Ads)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Experimental Arm (CBD Ads)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Kimberly Wagoner, DrPH, MPH

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Phone: 336.713.4223

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place