Cigarette Smoking, Cigarette Use, Electronic, Electronic Cigarette Use, Vaping
Conditions
Keywords
vaping, e-cigarette, vape, nicotine, tobacco
Brief summary
This study assess the ways in which e-cigarette product characteristics, such as flavors and nicotine salts, impact user experience to inform potential regulations.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
OTHERE-cigarette
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Sponsors
University of Southern California
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomly assigned to use an e-liquid
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Vapers/E-cigarette Users - Regular use of e-cigarettes/vaping devices containing nicotine Cigarette Smokers \- Regular use of cigarettes containing nicotine
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective Appeal | 1 hour | This self-report measures of subjective 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 | 1 hour | This self-report measures 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. |
| Vaping Delay | 1 hour | Minutes delayed before purchasing time to vape an e-liquid. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed