Effects of e-Cigarettes on Perceptions and Behavior - Remote Substudy # 1

July 14, 2023 updated by: Adam Leventhal, University of Southern California
This study assess the ways in which e-cigarette product characteristics, such as marketing strategies, impact user experience to inform potential regulations.

Study Overview

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

601

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
        • University of Southern California

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 1
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 2
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 3
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 4
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 5
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 6
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 7
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 8
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 9
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 10
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 11
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 12
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 13
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 14
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 15
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 16
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 17
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 18
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 19
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Experimental: E-cigarette e-liquid 20
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes
Participants will self-administer experimenter-provided e-cigarettes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subjective Appeal Rating Measure
Time Frame: 1 hour
This self-report measures of subjective product appeal will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration and review of marketing strategies. 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.
1 hour
Sensory Attributes
Time Frame: 1 hour
Self-report measures of product sensory attributes will be completed following e-cigarette self-administration and review of marketing strategies. 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.
1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 (Actual)

August 25, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Substudy #1: UP-20-00744

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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