Impact of Cigarette and E-cigarette Flavors on Adult Smoking Behavior

Yale University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Tobacco Use

Treatments: Other: E-cigarette Flavor; Other: Cigarette Brand Switching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04009850

2U54DA036151-06 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2000025572

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate within-person changes in smoking behavior when current menthol smokers are switched to non-menthol cigarettes and either tobacco or menthol flavored e-cigarettes.

Full description

The goals of this project include evaluating within-subject changes in cigarette satisfaction and smoking behavior after switching from menthol cigarettes and investigating whether outcomes differ between subjects based on use of menthol vs. tobacco flavored e-cigarettes. Within-person changes in cigarette satisfaction and smoking behavior will be assessed during the last week of the non-menthol cigarette smoking period compared to the menthol cigarette smoking period. Preference and use of both the cigarette and e-cigarette products during the switching period will be compared and the extent to which menthol flavored (vs. tobacco) e-cigarettes are preferred among menthol smokers will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 3 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 or older
• Able to read English
• Cigarette smoker

Exclusion criteria

• Seeking smoking cessation treatment
• Serious psychiatric or medical condition
• Use of other drugs
• Unable or unwilling to complete study protocol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

3 participants in 2 patient groups

Menthol e-cigarette

Experimental group

Description:

Adult smokers will be switched from using menthol cigarettes to non-menthol cigarettes and a menthol flavored e-cigarette

Treatment:

Other: Cigarette Brand Switching

Tobacco e-cigarette

Experimental group

Description:

Adult smokers will be switched from using menthol cigarettes to non-menthol cigarettes and a tobacco flavored e-cigarette

Treatment:

Other: E-cigarette Flavor