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Study NCT ID:
NCT03943706
Status:
WITHDRAWN
Last Update Posted:
2020-12-19
First Post:
2019-05-07
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
E-Cigarette and Cigarette Nicotine Delivery and Abuse Liability in Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users
Sponsor:
University of Oklahoma
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Investigation of Electronic Cigarette and Cigarette Nicotine Delivery and Abuse Liability in Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users
Status:
WITHDRAWN
Status Verified Date:
2020-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
The investigator moved to another institution, therefore the study was never initiated.
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The FDA has shown clear interest in strategies that will reduce the public health burden of tobacco use. One proposed strategy includes banning the sale of fully nicotinized cigarettes and only allowing VLNCs (Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes) to be sold. While there are concerns regarding the unintended consequences (e.g., black market sales of fully nicotinized cigarettes) of such bans, research is needed to understand how smokers and dual users will act in the potential market. The overall aim of the current research is to understand purchasing and product choice behaviors of tobacco/nicotine users if the proposed ban were to go into effect.
Detailed Description:
Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the US, with the majority of deaths due to combustible tobacco use. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may represent a nicotine delivery device that addresses cravings and nicotine withdrawal and is much less harmful compared to cigarettes, particularly if completely substituted for cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently set forth plans that include the possibility of regulating the level of nicotine in combustible cigarettes to make them non-addictive and disallowing the sale of fully nicotinized cigarettes. While studies have shown that lowering the level of nicotine in cigarettes leads to high quit rates and would likely have a positive overall public health impact, there are concerns that doing so will lead to a black market for purchasing fully nicotinized cigarettes. However, no empirical evidence currently exists regarding this possible unintended consequence of the proposed regulation and the current project aims to fill this gap. Current smokers and dual cigarette and e-cigarette users will complete three in-lab study visits. Following screening and practice with all study products, participants will complete standardized 10-puff bouts for three e-cigarettes, the VLNCs (Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes), and their usual brand cigarette. They will then complete three concurrent choice tasks. The tasks will simulate 1) the current market, in which e-cigarettes and fully nicotinized cigarettes are available, 2) the potential future market in which e-cigarettes and VLNC (Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes) are freely available and nicotinized cigarettes are banned, and 3) the potential future market in which only tobacco flavored e-cigarettes and VLNCs (Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes) are freely available and nicotinized cigarettes are banned. Understanding, in an environment where VLNCs (Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes) are the only cigarettes available, current smokers' and dual users' product choices will fill an important gap in the research and inform regulation of these products.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: