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Oral Nicotine Pouch Marketing Features Influence on Perceptions

Not Applicable
Conditions
Tobacco Use
Interventions
Other: Tobacco-free
Other: Discrete
Other: Convenient
Registration Number
NCT06605924
Lead Sponsor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Brief Summary

This study tests the effects of three oral nicotine marketing features on product perceptions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
5000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Live in the US
  • For youth age <21: Never used any nicotine pouch
  • For adults: Smoked greater than or equal to 100 cigarettes in during lifetime
  • For adults: Currently smoke some or all days
  • For adults: No regular use of oral nicotine pouches
  • For adults: No past 30-day pouch use
Exclusion Criteria
  • Do not live in the US
  • For youth age <21: Ever used nicotine pouches
  • For youth age <21: Greater than or equal to 100 lifetime uses of any other nicotine or tobacco product
  • For adults: Smoked <100 cigarettes in life
  • For adults: Does not currently smoke some or all days
  • For adults: Regular use of oral nicotine pouches
  • For adults: Past 30-day pouch use

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Tobacco-freeTobacco-freeViewing a static advertisement
DiscreteDiscreteViewing a static advertisement
ConvenientConvenientViewing a static advertisement
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Absolute perceived harmImmediately after viewing ad

How harmful participant perceives the product to be. Participants will answer a survey item, How harmful do you think this product is to your health; with response options ranging from 0-Not at all harmful to 4-Extremely harmful.

Relative perceived harmImmediately after viewing ad

How harmful participant perceives the product to be, relative to other tobacco products. Participants will answer a survey item, Compared to the following products \[cigarettes; little cigars/cigarillos/filtered cigars; e-cigarettes; smokeless tobacco; heated tobacco; alcohol; cannabis\], how harmful do you think the advertised product is? with response options ranging from 0-a lot less harmful to 4-a lot more harmful.

Absolute perceived addictivenessImmediately after viewing ad

How addictive participant perceives the product to be. Participants will answer a survey item, How addictive do you think this product is; with response options ranging from 0-not at all addictive to 4-extremely addictive.

Relative perceived addictivenessImmediately after viewing ad

How addictive participant perceives the product to be, relative to other tobacco products. Participants will answer a survey item; Compared to the following products \[cigarettes; little cigars/cigarillos/filtered cigars; e-cigarettes; smokeless tobacco; heated tobacco products; alcohol; cannabis\], how addictive do you think the advertised product is; with response options ranging from 0-a lot less addictive to 4-a lot more addictive.

Product appealImmediately after viewing ad

How appealing participant perceives the product to be. Participants will answer a survey item to indicate how much they agree or disagree with the statement, I am curious about the product in the ad;, with response options from 0-strongly disagree to 4-strongly agree.

Use intentionImmediately after viewing ad

Perceived likelihood of using the product. Participants will answer a survey item to indicate how much they agree or disagree with the statement, I am interested in using the product in the ad, with response options from 0-strongly disagree to 4-strongly agree.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perceived ability to satisfy nicotine cravingsImmediately after viewing ad

Perceived ability of the product to satisfy one's nicotine carvings. Participants will answer a survey item to indicate how much they agree or disagree with the statement; The product in the ad would satisfy nicotine cravings, with response options from 0-strongly disagree to 4-strongly agree.

Perceived ability to help one quit smokingImmediately after viewing ad

Perceived ability of the product to help one quit smoking cigarettes. Participants will answer a survey item to indicate how much they agree or disagree with the statement;The product in the ad would help with quitting smoking;, with response options from 0-strongly disagree to 4-strongly agree.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

2213 McElderry St.

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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