This is a multi-site, open-label, 8-week, prospective observational study, conducted at multiple sites geographically dispersed within the U.S. The purpose of this Actual Use Study (AUS) is to investigate how U.S. adult tobacco consumers 21 to 60 years of age, inclusive, who typically smoke on average (≥5 cigarettes/day) on at least 20 out of the past 30 days will use a heated tobacco product comprising a heating device and four non-combusted cigarette variants (HTP Investigational Product \[IP\]) over a 6-week Actual Use Period (AUP) in their real-life/naturalistic environment and in the context of typical consumer marketing materials.
Adult smokers will be recruited, and candidate subjects who meet study inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will give verbal consent for further screening. Candidate subjects will be scheduled to attend an in-person Site Enrollment Visit. Subjects will self-report their ad libitum use of the HTP IP as well as use of combustible cigarettes (CCs) and any other tobacco- or nicotine-containing products (TNPs) on a daily basis using an electronic diary (eDiary). During a 1-week Baseline Assessment Period (BAP), enrolled subjects will record all CC and any other TNP use in the eDiary. At the end of the BAP, subjects will return to the study site for Site Visit 1 (SV1). At this visit, subjects will be provided the HTP IP for the first two weeks of the AUP. During the subsequent 6-week observational AUP, subjects can choose to use the HTP IP (or not). Subjects will be instructed to record all daily TNP and CC use in the eDiary. They will return to the site every two weeks during the AUP for an in-person interview, to complete questionnaires and for product accountability and resupply. As with SV1, at Site Visit 2 and 3, subjects will be able to select their preferred HTP IP variants (if desired) for use during the subsequent 2-week AUP. Point of sale materials will be present during subject interactions at SVs. After Week 6 of the AUP, there will be a final site visit and week-long Close Out Period. In addition to collecting information on daily ad libitum use of HTP IP, TNP and CC use, the study will assess subjective measures for each HTP IP, including product use/misuse and intent to use again (at close of study). Information on intention to quit CC use will be collected at enrollment and at study conclusion. A passive surveillance mechanism will be used to collect information on adverse health experiences.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,180
A non-combusted cigarette used with heated tobacco device 20020064
A non-combusted cigarette used with heated tobacco device 20020064
A non-combusted cigarette used with heated tobacco device 20020064
A non-combusted cigarette used with heated tobacco device 20020064
Schlesinger Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Schlesinger Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Schlesinger Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Schlesinger Minneapolis
Edina, Minnesota, United States
Schlesinger Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Schlesinger St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Schlesinger Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Schlesinger Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Schlesinger Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
Schlesinger Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Number and Proportion of Established Users
Number and proportion of subjects who meet the definition of "established users" of the HTP IP
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number and Proportion of Established Users who reduce their CPD consumption
Number and proportion of subjects among "established users" of the HTP IP who reduce their CPD consumption by at least 50%
Time frame: 8 weeks
Descriptive weekly average CPD consumption
Descriptive weekly average CPD consumption per subject among all subjects who complete the study, including both established and non-established users of the HTP IP
Time frame: 8 weeks
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