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icotine Reduction Pilot StudyTo determine if a price differential based on nicotine content reduces cigarette consumption in smokers who are unmotivated to quit.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Public Health - Epidemiology
Mental Health - Addiction
Registration Number
ACTRN12612000914864
Lead Sponsor
ational Institute For Health Innovation (NIHI)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

they do not wish to quit smoking in the next three months
they are at least 18 years of age
they are daily smokers
their time to first cigarette is within 30 minutes of waking
they are able to provide written consent
they have a mobile phone they can use daily
they have a mobile phone that is capable of receiving and sending text messages
they intend to reside in the Otago/Southland region for the next six months

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women
Women who are breastfeeding
Current users of NRT products (including electronic cigarettes with nicotine)
Currently enrolled in a quit smoking programme (such as Quitline)
Current users of non-nicotine based cessation therapies (e.g. buproprion, clonidine, nortriptyline or varenicline)
Only use non-cigarette tobacco products (e.g. pipes, cigars).
One person per household can be recruited into the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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