Examining smoking behaviour over a 24 hour period

Conditions

Daily cigarette smokers Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking

Maynard OM, Leonards U, Attwood AS, Bauld L, Hogarth L, Munafò MR.

2015-03-1317 citations

10.1186/s12889-015-1586-8

Plain packaging of cigarettes and smoking behavior: study protocol for a randomized controlled study.

Maynard OM, Leonards U, Attwood AS, Bauld L, Hogarth L, Munafò MR.

2014-06-255 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-15-252

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to use for a whole day either a fully branded pack of UK cigarettes, or a standardised pack of Australian cigarettes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants smoking daily (between five and 20 cigarettes per day and first smoking within one hour of waking) 2. Participants who predominantly smoke the specific brands of cigarettes available in the study (Marlboro Gold, Marlboro Red, Dunhill Grey, Dunhill Red, Dunhill Blue, Benson and Hedges Gold, Benson and Hedges Silver) 3. Participants aged between 18 and 40 years 4. English as first language or equivalent level of fluency 5. Able to give informed consent as judged by lead researcher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants not in good physical health 2. Participants not in good psychiatric health 3. Participants currently taking psychiatric medication (e.g., antidepressants) 4. Participants currently using illicit drugs (except cannabis) 5. Females who are pregnant 6. Participants planning on quitting smoking in the next month 7. Participants who in opinion of the lead researcher are not appropriate to participate 8. Participants who develop or engage in of any of the above during the course of the study would be removed from the final analysis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Smoking behaviour across a 24 hour period, defined as: 1. The number of cigarettes smoked (measured by self-report) 2. Average volume of smoke inhaled per cigarette (measured by smoking topography device)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Smoking urges: Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU-Brief) (Test Day 1 and 2) 2. Motivation to quit smoking: Contemplation Ladder (Test Day 1 and 2) 3. Cigarette taste: (Test Day 1 and 2) 4. Experience of smoking from the cigarette pack: (Test Day 2) 5. Experience of smoking: (Test Day 2) 6. Attributes of the cigarette pack: (Test Day 2) 7. Perceptions of the on-packet health warning: (Test Day 2) 8. Behaviour changes: (Test Day 2) 9. Views on standardised packs: (Test Day 2) 10. Concurrent choice/transfer task: (Test Day 2)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Smoking urges: Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU-Brief) (Test Day 1 and 2) 2. Motivation to quit smoking: Contemplation Ladder (Test Day 1 and 2) 3. Cigarette taste: (Test Day 1 and 2) 4. Experience of smoking from the cigarette pack: (Test Day 2) 5. Experience of smoking: (Test Day 2) 6. Attributes of the cigarette pack: (Test Day 2) 7. Perceptions of the on-packet health warning: (Test Day 2) 8. Behaviour changes: (Test Day 2) 9. Views on standardised packs: (Test Day 2) 10. Concurrent choice/transfer task: (Test Day 2)

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed