Does viewing false messages about e-cigarette harms on Twitter change current smokers' perceptions of e-cigarettes in the US and the UK? A randomised controlled experiment

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Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of cancer through smoking cessation; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16082420
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045445 (added 13/09/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34931999/ (added 22/12/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34886071/ (added 19/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-05
• Study Start: 2020-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants’ must be current smokers
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. Living in either the US or UK
4. Who are not currently using e-cigarettes or a vaping device

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not aged 18 years or older
2. Did not live in either the US or UK
3. Were not current smokers
4. Were currently using e-cigarettes or vaping device

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified