In this pilot study, menthol cigarette smokers will be randomized to one of three experimental marketplaces: 1) a condition simulating a ban on menthol cigarettes but not menthol e-cigarettes (condition A); 2) a condition simulating a ban on both menthol cigarettes and menthol e-cigarettes (Condition B); and 3) a condition in which menthol is not banned for either product (Condition C - the control condition). All conditions would have medicinal nicotine available if subjects decide to quit tobacco products entirely. At visits occurring every two weeks over a 6 week period, subjects will receive "credits" that they could exchange for any product available in their randomized marketplace condition. Outcomes include the amount of each tobacco product used.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
Participants will have menthol and tobacco flavored e-cigarettes available but only non-menthol cigarettes
Participants will have neither menthol flavored cigarettes or e-cigarettes available
Participant will have menthol and tobacco flavored cigarettes and e-cigarettes available
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Amount of Tobacco Product Used
Total number of cigarettes smoked and puffs of e-cigarettes used
Time frame: 6 weeks
How Much of Each Product is Obtained From the "Experimental Marketplace"
Number of packs of cigarettes obtained and amount of e-liquid obtained from the "experimental marketplace"
Time frame: 6 weeks
Motivation to Quit Smoking Cigarettes
Based on a question asking how motivated from 1 (not at all) to 10 (extremely) the participant is to quit smoking cigarettes at this time
Time frame: 6 weeks
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