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Impact of E-cigarette Characteristics on Reinforcement and Tobacco Use Patterns

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Smoking
Tobacco Use
Registration Number
NCT03844672
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to understand how different e-cigarettes influence their likeability and use among current smokers who try using e-cigarettes. Participants will receive an e-cigarette to sample over a three week period. During this time period they will complete daily electronic diaries and weekly lab visits. The results from this information will help understand how different types of e-cigarettes are likely to influence cigarette and e-cigarette use.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
93
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean Cigarettes Per DayWeek 3

Participants complete weekly surveys reporting the number of cigarettes smoked each day on a continuous scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Average Number of E-cigarette Puffing EpisodesWeek 3

Participants complete weekly surveys reporting the number of e-cigarette puffing episodes each day on a continuous scale

Number of Choices to Smoke Cigarette in Lab SettingWeek 3

Participants complete lab-based choice task at Week 3 visit in which they choose between smoking conventional cigarette and e-cigarette over 10 trials. Outcome is number of times each participant chooses to smoke conventional cigarette.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of South Carolina

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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