Smokeless Tobacco
Conditions
Brief summary
This study seeks to measure the effects of smokeless tobacco product risk messages on sensory experiences and future intentions to use.
Interventions
OTHERCopenhagen group
Participants use product for up to 30 minutes
OTHERSnus group
Participants use product for up to 30 minutes
Sponsors
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥ 21 years of age * Residing in 8 counties of Western NY (Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Allegheny, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming) * Smoke cigarettes every day, at least 5 cigarettes per day, for at least 1 year * Open to trying a non-combusted oral tobacco product * Have the ability to read, write, and communicate in English * Have successfully completed our preliminary Auction study I-4008824 with a bid for Copenhagen and/or General Snus \> $0 * Willing to abstain smoking 8-10 hours prior to each laboratory session and complete breath CO test for verification (\<8ppm) * Female participants must be amenable to taking a pregnancy test (urine) prior to beginning study procedures. * Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure.
Exclusion criteria
* Age ≥ 21 years of age * Residing in 8 counties of Western NY (Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Allegheny, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming) * Smoke cigarettes every day, at least 5 cigarettes per day, for at least 1 year * Open to trying a non-combusted oral tobacco product * Have the ability to read, write, and communicate in English * Have successfully completed our preliminary Auction study I-4008824 with a bid for Copenhagen and/or General Snus \> $0 * Willing to abstain smoking 8-10 hours prior to each laboratory session and complete breath CO test for verification (\<8ppm) . * Female participants must be amenable to taking a pregnancy test (urine) prior to beginning study procedures. * Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in sensory response | Before viewing study ads and immediatley after viewing | assessed with a 0-100 visual analog scale - anchored by word descriptors at each end. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in nicotine boost | Will be collected after 5, 15 and 30 minutes of product use. | Will be measured after use of products with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTASK RPCI
Outcome results
None listed