Cigarette Smoking, Cigarette Use, Electronic, E-Cig Use, Electronic Cigarette Use
Conditions
Brief summary
This project will assess the ways in which e-cigarette product diversity impacts the user experience to inform potential regulations by identifying product characteristics that may: (1) put young adults at risk for tobacco product use; and (2) facilitate adult smokers switching to e-cigarettes. There are three primary objectives to the study: (1) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect product appeal in the overall population of tobacco product users as well as affect product appeal across young adult e-cigarette users and middle-age/older adult smokers; (2) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect product appeal in the overall population of tobacco product users as well as affect abuse liability in young adult e-cigarette users and the ability to resist smoking in adult smokers; (3) Determine the affect of product characteristics on e-cigarette nicotine delivery profile. For this substudy, adult smokers (N=200) will attend two laboratory session in which they will self-administer e-cigarette products varied according to within-subject e-cigarette factors (e.g., flavor, nicotine formulation) and smoke their own cigarettes.
Interventions
OTHERE-cigarette e-liquid self-administration
Participant will self-administer an experimenter-provided e-cigarette.
Sponsors
University of Southern California
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Regular use of cigarettes containing nicotine.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective Appeal Rating Questionnaire | 1 hour | This self-report measure of product appeal will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration. Scores can range from 0 to 100 for the appeal rating, with lower scores representing lower levels of appeal and higher scores representing higher levels of appeal. |
| Sensory Attributes Rating Questionnaire | 1 hour | This self-report measure of product sensory attributes will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration. Scores can range from 0 to 100 for the sensory attribute rating, with lower scores representing lower levels of liking the sensory attribute and higher scores representing greater liking of the sensory attribute. |
| Smoking Delay Task | 1 hour | Minutes delayed before purchasing time to smoke own cigarettes. Scores can range from 0mins to 50mins for the smoking delay task, with lower scores representing fewer minutes delayed from smoking and higher scores representing longer minutes delayed from smoking. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed