Effects of Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes and E-cigarette Characteristics on Smoking in Adolescents
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smoking, Cigarette
- Sponsor
- Brown University
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study is designed to examine how the nicotine content of cigarettes and the nicotine concentration and flavors in e-liquids influence responses to and use of these products in adolescent smokers. Participants will complete a total of six sessions (an in-person screening/baseline session and five lab sessions.
Detailed Description
Adolescence is a critical developmental period for tobacco initiation and progression to regular use and dependence. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to establish standards for tobacco products for the protection of public health, including the authority to mandate a reduction in the nicotine content of all cigarettes to minimally addictive levels. Numerous studies have found that adult smokers who are switched to very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes experience reductions in smoking rates, nicotine intake, nicotine dependence and abstinence-induced craving relative to those who use normal nicotine content (NNC) cigarettes. However, studies of VLNC cigarettes in adolescent smokers are limited and more information is needed to inform potential product standards. Furthermore, use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), e-cigarettes or vaping devices, has increased dramatically in adolescents. Therefore, effects of VLNC cigarettes on smoking in youth should be examined in the context of vaping device availability. This study is designed to examine how the nicotine content of cigarettes and the nicotine concentration and flavors in e-liquids influence responses to these products in adolescents. Participants will complete an in-person baseline session in which eligibility criteria are confirmed and background questionnaires are completed. Next, participants will complete five in-person lab sessions in which NNC or VLNC cigarettes are available (based on random assignment). During the first lab session, participants will test the assigned research cigarettes when no alternative product is available. During each of the four remaining lab sessions, smokers' responses to the assigned research cigarettes will be compared to their responses to a vaping device with the following characteristics: 1) no nicotine, tobacco flavor; 2) no nicotine, non-tobacco flavor; 3) moderate nicotine concentration, tobacco flavor; or 4) moderate nicotine concentration, non-tobacco flavor. In each session, after sampling and rating the subjective effects of the products available during that session, participants will make a series of 10 choices. Choices will be for either 2 puffs of the research cigarette, 2 puffs of the vaping device, or abstinence from puffing.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adolescents who report current daily or near daily cigarette smoking for at least 3 months
- •Must have used an electronic nicotine device on a minimum of two lifetime occasions.
- •Breath Carbon Monoxide (CO) levels \> 5 ppm (if \< 5 ppm, then cotinine assay via NicAlert Strip = \> 3)
- •Speak, comprehend, and read English well enough to complete study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unwilling to use research cigarettes or ENDS as part of the study
- •Intention to quit smoking in the next 30 days
- •Using tobacco products (other than ENDS or roll-your-own tobacco) \> 15 days in the past 30 days.
- •Any medical or psychiatric condition in which participation is likely to post a significant threat to health or for which the condition could interfere with the ability of the participant to fully participants (as determined by the LMP)
- •Self-reported illicit use of any drug except marijuana \> 10 days in the past 30 days
- •Binge drinking alcohol (\>10 days in the past 30 days, \>4/5 drinks in a 2-hour period (female/male))
- •Pregnant or breastfeeding
- •CO reading \> 80 ppm
- •Systolic BP outside the range of 90-159, diastolic BP outside the range of 50-99, or heart rate outside the range of 45-
- •Participants failing for any of these criteria will be allowed to re-screen once per criterion.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20)
Time Frame: 30-minute preference task
The number of cigarette puffs selected during a 30 minute choice procedure when no vaping device was available
Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Has 3mg/ml of Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor
Time Frame: 30-minute preference task
The number of cigarette puffs selected during a 30 minute choice procedure when the available vaping device has 3mg/ml of nicotine and was available in tobacco flavor
Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Has 3mg/ml of Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors
Time Frame: 30-minute preference task
The number of cigarette puffs selected during a 30 minute choice procedure when the available vaping device has 3mg/ml of nicotine and was available in non-tobacco flavors
Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Has 18mg/ml of Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor
Time Frame: 30-minute preference task
The number of cigarette puffs selected during a 30 minute choice procedure when the available vaping device has 18mg/ml of nicotine and was available in tobacco flavor
Number of Cigarette Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Has 18mg/ml of Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors
Time Frame: 30-minute preference task
The number of cigarette puffs selected during a 30 minute choice procedure when the available vaping device has 18mg/ml of nicotine and was available in non-tobacco flavors
Secondary Outcomes
- Number of E-cig Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Contained 3mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors(30-minute preference task session)
- Carbon Monoxide Change From pre-to the Post-choice Task When no Vaping Device Was Available(30-minute preference task)
- Number of E-cig Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Contained 3mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor(30-minute preference task session)
- Number of E-cig Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Contained 18mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor(30-minute preference task session)
- Carbon Monoxide Change From pre-to the Post-choice Task When the Available Vaping Device Contained 18mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor(30-minute preference task)
- Number of E-cig Puffs Taken (0 to 20) When the Available Vaping Device Contained 18mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors(30-minute preference task session)
- Carbon Monoxide Change From pre-to the Post-choice Task When the Available Vaping Device Contained 3mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Tobacco Flavor(30-minute preference task)
- Carbon Monoxide Change From pre-to the Post-choice Taskwhen the Available Vaping Device Contained 3mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors(30-minute preference task)
- Carbon Monoxide Change From pre-to the Post-choice Task When the Available Vaping Device Contained 18mg/ml Nicotine and Was Available in Non-tobacco Flavors(30-minute preference task)