Behavioral Economic Methods for Assessing Tobacco Product Abuse Liability: Study 7

NCT03496922 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: InferiorGood-18-290
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 9
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will be given the opportunity to purchase ventilated, unventilated, and alternative nicotine products at different prices using an account balance based on their typical, daily nicotine product purchasing. Additionally, account balances will differ across trials.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking

Keywords

Unventilated Cigarettes; Experimental Tobacco Marketplace; Demand; Delay Discounting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in purchasing in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace

  The number of tobacco products purchased in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace for each account balance trial.

  Three, six, and nine days after the first consenting session.

Study Arms (1)

Tobacco Products

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be asked to sample ventilated and unventilated cigarettes (and possibly alternative nicotine products such as cigarillos). During the experimental sessions, they will be given the opportunity to purchase ventilated and unventilated cigarettes (and possibly alternative nicotine products) using an account balance in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace. However, besides the required sampling session, participants will not be required to purchase any nicotine products.

Behavioral: Experimental Tobacco Marketplace

Interventions

Experimental Tobacco Marketplace BEHAVIORAL

See arm group description.

Tobacco Products

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• provide written informed consent,
• be 18-65 years of age,
• be an active smoker,
• report smoking daily in the past month,
• have stable self-reported mental and physical health,
• be willing to try unventilated cigarettes or alternative nicotine products.
• report that their usual brand of cigarettes features \>\~20% filter ventilation (i.e., "ultra light" and "light" varieties).

You may not qualify if:

• trying or have immediate plans to quit smoking,
• currently using a prescription medication that might affect smoking or nicotine metabolism (e.g., varenicline, bupropion),
• have plans to move away from the area,
• report regular use of electronic cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy, or other alternative tobacco products (e.g., chewing tobacco).
• Females of childbearing age who report not having gone through menopause will be excluded from participating if they are pregnant (through urine screen at the time of consent) or lactating.
• Participants who meet DSM criteria for other substance dependence will be evaluated for eligibility on a case by case basis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tobacco Smoking; Smoking; Behavior; Tobacco Use

Study Officials

• Warren K Bickel, PhD

  Addiction Research Recovery Center - Virginia Tech

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Participants will not be told which cigarettes (ventilated or unventilated) are which.
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 16, 2018
• First Posted: April 12, 2018
• Study Start: April 30, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2018
• Study Completion: June 15, 2018
• Last Updated: January 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)