Communicating Smoking Risks Through Graphic Warning Labels

December 1, 2014 updated by: Dan Romer, University of Pennsylvania
Smoking is the largest preventable health risk in the U.S. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2010 mandated the placement of larger pictorial warnings on cigarette packs as well as nine new statements of smoking risks. This trial tests the effectiveness of the warnings proposed by the Food and Drug Administration by providing cigarettes with the proposed labels to 320 smokers across two sites (Philadelphia, PA and Columbus, OH). In addition, the trial tests the effects of different warning label components.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

245

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Lazenby Hall, Ohio State University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Annenberg Public Policy Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • smoke between 5 and 40 cigarettes per day and 100 in lifetime
  • Not currently trying to quit
  • between 18 and 65 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • smokes 120's or roll-your own or noncommercial cigarettes
  • pregnant or breastfeeding
  • history of substance abuse past 5 years
  • more than 25 standard alcohol drinks per week
  • use of other nicotine products, such as cigars, nicotine gum
  • current treatment for copd, cancer, pulmonary disease, alcohol/drug dependence
  • current treatment for a psychiatric condition
  • physical/visual/mental impairment that prevents reading from a computer screen
  • not US resident
  • unable to read English
  • English not main language
  • other member of household in study
  • friend who smokes in study
  • unable to attend weekly appointments between 9 am and 6 pm Monday-Friday
  • unable to use hand-held computer to enter daily mood ratings

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Control condition
Current packaging with warning on side replaced with one of 9 mandated warning statements
Behavioral: Control
Experimental: Text plus picture
Revised packaging with half of front and back of pack showing FDA proposed warning including image.
Behavioral: Picture warning
Warning contains picture proposed for each text statement by FDA
Experimental: Picture plus additional warning text
Same as text plus picture but containing additional text elaborating on the basis for the warning.
Behavioral: Picture warning
Warning contains picture proposed for each text statement by FDA

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Intention to try to quit smoking in next 30 days
Time Frame: Assessed after 4 weeks of exposure to new labels
Assessed after 4 weeks of exposure to new labels

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Affective reactions toward cigarettes and smoking cues
Time Frame: After 4 weeks of exposure to the new warning labels
After 4 weeks of exposure to the new warning labels

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators

Ohio State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Romer, PhD, UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
  • Principal Investigator: Ellen Peters, PhD, Ohio State University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 1, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1R01CA157824-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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