Impact of Switching to Non-Menthol Cigarettes Among Smokers

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tobacco Use

Treatments: Other: Cigarette Brand Switching

Study type: Interventional

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

Identifiers

NCT03075839

1P50DA036151-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2000020334

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study will investigate within-person changes in smoking behavior when current adult smokers are systematically switched from smoking menthol cigarettes to non-menthol cigarettes.

Full description

The goals of this project include evaluating the feasibility of a cigarette switching paradigm to examine how switching adult smokers from menthol to non-menthol cigarettes impacts smoking behavior and satisfaction. Smoking behavior will be measured by self-reported total number of cigarettes and time to first cigarette in the morning, assessed during the period of menthol smoking (week 1) and again after switching to non-menthol cigarettes (weeks 2, 3). Smoking satisfaction will be measured by self-reported ratings of the cigarettes, assessed during the period of menthol smoking (week 1) and again after switching to non-menthol cigarettes (weeks 2, 3).

Enrollment: 33 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: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 1 patient group

Cigarette Brand Switching

Experimental group

Description:

Adult smokers will be switched from using menthol cigarettes to non-menthol cigarettes

Treatment:

Other: Cigarette Brand Switching