N/A
N=1,901
Messages About Reduced Nicotine in Combusted Tobacco Products
Health Communication · Smoking · Smoking, Tobacco · Smoking Behaviors · Risk Behavior
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05506046 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,901
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Aug 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Perceived Health Risk of VLNCs (Absolute) — 4.09; 3.81; 4.03; 3.87 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Reduced nicotine message exposure (Behavioral); Modified risk message exposure (Behavioral); Combined message exposure (reduced nicotine + modified risk) (Behavioral); Control message exposure (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
- Primary completion
- Feb 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Perceived Health Risk of VLNCs (Absolute) |
4.09; 3.81; 4.03; 3.87 | — |
| SECONDARY Interest in Trying Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes |
3.09; 2.95; 3.08; 3.15 | — |
| SECONDARY Intention to Switch From Cigarettes to Electronic Nicotine Products |
3.15; 2.97; 2.91; 2.86 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Addictiveness of VLNCs |
3.68; 3.74; 3.65; 3.71 | — |
| SECONDARY VLNC Comparative Risk Perceptions |
2.97; 2.81; 2.89; 2.78 | — |
| SECONDARY VLNC Policy Support |
3.20; 3.08; 3.21; 3.14 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Message Effectiveness |
4.55; 3.98; 4.32; 2.33 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Health Risk of VLNCs (Absolute) at Post-test |
3.68; 3.62; 3.68; 3.62 | — |
| SECONDARY Smoking Behavior |
11.64; 11.97; 12.78; 11.97 | — |
Summary
The investigators will conduct a message-exposure experiment with nationally representative samples of smokers, dual-users (cigarettes and e-cigarettes), and young adult non-smokers (aged 18-29).
Experimental messages will address the reduction of nicotine in cigarettes. Participants will also complete a follow-up survey after 2 weeks, measuring their recall of the messages and behaviors since message exposure.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Being 18 years old or older:
- Belonging to one of three groups of participants; 900 current exclusive smokers, 450 dual users (cigarettes and e-cigarettes), and 450 young adult (18-29) non-smokers, evenly split between men and women.
- Enrolled in existing nationally representative panel where recruitment is based
Exclusion Criteria
- None.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05506046). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.