The Role of Flavor in the Substitutability of E-cigarettes for Combustible Cigarettes Among Persistent Smokers
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Smoking
Tobacco Use
Cigarette Smoking
E-Cig Use
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 21 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 210 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Other
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About This Trial
This between-subjects study aims to evaluate the effect of flavor on initial and sustained switching from combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes among 210 cigarette smokers. After measuring baseline cigarette smoking rate, participants will be randomized to a six-week regimen of fruit-flavored, tobacco-flavored, or menthol-flavored e-cigarettes and be instructed to switch (versus smoking cigarette…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Able to communicate fluently in English (i.e. speaking, writing, and reading)
2. Male and female smokers who are \> 21 years of age and self-report smoking at least 5 cigarettes (menthol and/or non-menthol) per day for at least the last 12 months
3. 5 or more failed quit atte…
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