Health Trials

Effects of a Low Nicotine Standard and Tobacco Prices on Illegal Cigarette Purchasing

ConditionsCigarette SmokingE-cigarette Use
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

About this trial

This study will investigate the effects of a very-low-nicotine cigarette (VLNC) standard, e-cigarette price, and illegal cigarette price on illegal product purchasing and alternative product use in a virtual marketplace.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Provide informed consent Be at least 21 years of age or older Provide a breath sample for measuring carbon monoxide (CO ≥ 8 ppm) Stable tobacco use patterns for at least two months

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nicotine Content
  • Illegal cigarette price
  • E-cigarette price

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion24016, RoanokeVirginia, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Medical University of South Carolina

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov