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UNC Tobacco Convenience Store

NCT07458607 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1185

Last updated 2026-04-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the impact of a menthol cigarette ban accompanied by a quit smoking campaign on tobacco purchasing behavior. Investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial with \~1,185 US adults (ages 21+ years) who currently smoke menthol cigarettes.

Conditions

  • Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Menthol ban + campaign

Menthol cigarettes and flavored little cigars and cigarillos will not be available for purchase in the store. Participants will receive quit smoking campaign ads via text message. These ads will also be displayed inside the store during the shopping tasks.

BEHAVIORAL

Menthol ban

Menthol cigarettes and flavored little cigars and cigarillos will not be available for purchase in the store. Participants will receive control ads about a neutral topic (i.e., password security) via text message. These ads will also be displayed inside the store during the shopping tasks.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Menthol cigarettes and flavored little cigars and cigarillos will be available for purchase in the store. Participants will receive control ads about a neutral topic (i.e., password security) via text message. These ads will also be displayed inside the store during the shopping tasks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    collaborator FED

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marissa G. Hall, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-20
Primary Completion
2028-04-30
Completion
2028-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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