Liking of e-liquid odors

Liking of e-liquid odors: a comparison between (potential) user groups

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON26740

Enrollment

216

Registered

2020-01-28

Start date

2020-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

E-cigarettes, e-liquids, e-liquid odors

Interventions

Participants will smell 30 e-liquids (approximately 10 drops dissolved in 1 mL of demi water) with different flavors.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Be an adult cigarette smoker (aged 20-55), young adult non-smoker (aged 20-25), or youth non-smoker (aged 16-17) - Be susceptible to e-cigarette use - Good proficiency of the Dutch language (self-report) - Generally healthy (self-report)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - For women: lactating or being pregnant - Having olfactory deficiencies (self-report) - Being a regular e-cigarette user (daily, weekly, or monthly) - Be employed by the Division of Human Nutrition and Health of Wageningen University or doing an MSc internship/writing a thesis at the Sensory Science and Eating Behavior chair group within the Division of Human Nutrition and Health of Wageningen University - Participation in another medical-scientific study (except for EetMeetWeet)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean ratings for liking of the e-liquid odors obtained using a 9-point labeled hedonic scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Behavioral measures of odor perception (perceived intensity, familiarity, irritation, perceived sweetness, and perceived bitterness) obtained using a continuous 100-unit visual analogue scale, and descriptive measures of smoking and vaping history.	—

Contacts

Public ContactErna Krüsemann

RIVM

erna.krusemann@rivm.nl+31 302742512

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)