This study will investigate within-person changes in smoking behavior when current menthol smokers are switched to non-menthol cigarettes and either tobacco or menthol flavored e-cigarettes.
The goals of this project include evaluating within-subject changes in cigarette satisfaction and smoking behavior after switching from menthol cigarettes and investigating whether outcomes differ between subjects based on use of menthol vs. tobacco flavored e-cigarettes. Within-person changes in cigarette satisfaction and smoking behavior will be assessed during the last week of the non-menthol cigarette smoking period compared to the menthol cigarette smoking period. Preference and use of both the cigarette and e-cigarette products during the switching period will be compared and the extent to which menthol flavored (vs. tobacco) e-cigarettes are preferred among menthol smokers will be evaluated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3
Adult smokers will be switched from smoking menthol cigarettes to non-menthol cigarettes
Adult smokers will be provided with either menthol or tobacco flavored e-cigarettes in addition to the non-menthol cigarettes
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Total Number of Cigarettes Smoked
Self-reported total number of cigarettes smoked per day (Timeline Follow Back)
Time frame: Week 6
E-cigarette Use
Self-reported e-cigarette use compared by e-cigarette flavor (Timeline Follow Back)
Time frame: Week 6
Tobacco Product Satisfaction
Self-reported subjective ratings of satisfaction with tobacco products (Modified Cigarette/E-cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire), rated 1-7 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction
Time frame: Week 6
Motivation to Quit Smoking
Self-reported motivation to quit smoking cigarettes (Contemplation Ladder), rated 1-10, higher scores indicate greater motivation to quit
Time frame: Week 6
Nicotine Dependence
Self-reported nicotine dependence (NIH Promis Dependence Measure), rated 1-5, higher scores indicate greater dependence
Time frame: Week 6
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