Smoking Cessation in Menthol Flavored Cigarette Smokers

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tobacco Use Disorder

Treatments: Other: switch to non-menthol cigarettes prior to cessation attempt; Other: continue smoking menthol cigarettes prior to cessation attempt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02342327

1406M51364

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if in smokers of menthol cigarettes, switching to non-menthol cigarettes prior to a cessation attempt results in greater cessation success than attempting to quit without first switching

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self identify as African American
• smoke primarily menthol cigarettes
• be between the ages of 18 and 64
• smoke a minimum number of cigarettes per day
• express an interest in quitting smoking

Exclusion criteria

• current unstable medical / psychiatric condition
• regular use any form of nicotine or tobacco other than cigarettes
• are pregnant or breast feeding

The investigators will evaluate if there are other reasons why someone may not be eligible to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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122 participants in 2 patient groups

Continue smoking menthol cigarettes

Other group

Description:

Menthol cigarette smokers continue to smoke menthol cigarettes for a four week period before attempting to quit smoking

Treatment:

Other: continue smoking menthol cigarettes prior to cessation attempt

Switch to non-menthol cigarettes

Other group

Description:

Menthol cigarette smokers switch to non-menthol cigarettes for a four week period before attempting to quit smoking

Treatment:

Other: switch to non-menthol cigarettes prior to cessation attempt