Comparison of Text and Pictorial Waterpipe Tobacco Warnings Among Young Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Pictorial Warnings; Behavioral: Text Warnings; Behavioral: No Warnings (Control)

• Registration Number: NCT05783843
• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to whether exposure to waterpipe tobacco warnings reduce young adults' intentions to smoke waterpipe in the future.

Detailed Description

Young adults, defined as those 18-29 years old, have the highest rates of waterpipe tobacco smoking, which increases their risk of a variety of pulmonary, neurological, and oncological health conditions, among many others. This trial will randomly assign young adult waterpipe users or those susceptible to use to view waterpipe tobacco packages with text warning, pictorial warnings, or no warnings in a one-time online study. Participants will answer a series of questions regarding each package.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study Start: 2023-03-09
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-24
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-07
• Study Completion: 2023-04-07
• Results First Submitted: 2024-04-24
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-24
• Results First Posted: 2024-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1215

Inclusion Criteria

• United States (US) Resident
• Has used waterpipe tobacco within the past year (self-report) OR
• Has not used waterpipe tobacco within the past year but is susceptible to use (self-report)

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 18 or older than 29
• Not a US Resident
• Has not used waterpipe tobacco within the past year and is not susceptible to use (self-report)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pictorial Warnings	Pictorial Warnings	Waterpipe tobacco packages shown with pictorial warnings about health harms of waterpipe smoking
Text Warnings	Text Warnings	Waterpipe tobacco packages shown with text-only warning about health harms of waterpipe smoking
No Warnings (Control)	No Warnings (Control)	Waterpipe tobacco package shown without a warning

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behavioral Intentions	Minute 2	The primary outcome is intention to smoke tobacco in a waterpipe within the next year, measured by averaging three items to create a composite score (adapted from research on cigarette smoking). The primary outcome will be measured after the exposure to waterpipe packages. Score ranges from 1-5 with higher score indicating greater intention to smoke hookah.; 1. How interested are you in smoking hookah in the next year?; 2. How likely are you to smoke hookah in the next year?; 3. How much do you plan to smoke hookah in the next year? Response scale: (1) Not at all / (2) Very little / (3) Somewhat / (4) Quite a bit / (5) Very interested/likely/much

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wake Forest University Health Sciences; 🇺🇸 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States