Status:
RECRUITING
Effects of Tax Proposals and Cigarette Availability on Tobacco Purchasing
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Cigarette Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will investigate the effects of normal-nicotine versus low-nicotine cigarette availability in the context of four tax proposals (Tobacco Parity, Nicotine-Content, Harm-Reduction, and Modifi...
Detailed Description
In a within/between subjects design, the investigators will use an Experimental Tobacco Marketplace (ETM) to systematically impose four innovative tobacco/nicotine tax proposals (Tobacco Parity, Nicot...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- provide informed consent
- provide a breath carbon monoxide sample ≥ 8 ppm,
- be at least 21 years of age (the legal age to purchase tobacco),
- smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily, and
- use other tobacco products less than weekly.
Exclusion
- report uncontrolled physical or mental health conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, major depressive disorder, etc.),
- use of smoking cessation medications (e.g., nicotine replacement, bupropion, varenicline) in the past 30 days,
- report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual tobacco products in the next 30 days,
- be pregnant or lactating, or
- have plans to move out of the area during the experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
316 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07142668
Start Date
August 15 2025
End Date
July 1 2026
Last Update
September 5 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
2
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24016