Menthol Flavored E-cigarette Use During a Simulated Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: menthol flavored e-cigaretteOther: tobacco flavored e-cigarette
- Registration Number
- NCT03164668
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this formative study is to provide preliminary data regarding how the availability of menthol flavored e-cigarettes affects tobacco use behavior in the context of a ban on menthol flavored cigarettes
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 37
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
- agree to abstain from menthol cigarettes for an 8 week period
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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
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Usual cigs; menthol e-cig then tobacco e-cigs menthol flavored e-cigarette Participants can continue to smoke their usual cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes Usual cigs; tobacco e-cig then menthol e-cigs menthol flavored e-cigarette Participants can continue to smoke their usual cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes avoid menthol cigs; tobacco e-cig then menthol e-cigs tobacco flavored e-cigarette Participants avoid smoking menthol cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes Usual cigs; menthol e-cig then tobacco e-cigs tobacco flavored e-cigarette Participants can continue to smoke their usual cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes Usual cigs; tobacco e-cig then menthol e-cigs tobacco flavored e-cigarette Participants can continue to smoke their usual cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes avoid menthol cigs; menthol e-cig then tobacco e-cigs tobacco flavored e-cigarette Participants avoid smoking menthol cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes avoid menthol cigs; tobacco e-cig then menthol e-cigs menthol flavored e-cigarette Participants avoid smoking menthol cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes avoid menthol cigs; menthol e-cig then tobacco e-cigs menthol flavored e-cigarette Participants avoid smoking menthol cigarettes. For the first month of study they receive menthol flavored e-cigarettes and for the second month they receive tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day 1 month Number of cigarettes smoked per day as self-reported on tobacco diary
Number of E-cigarette Puffs Used Per Day 1 month Self-reported number of puffs of e-cigarettes used per day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States