Testing the ETM: Examination and Comparison of Different Methods

Launched by VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY · Jul 6, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Testing the ETM," is studying different ways to examine and compare methods related to cigarette smoking, specifically looking at how people buy tobacco products both in a lab setting and from home. The goal is to understand how these different approaches affect the decisions people make about purchasing tobacco.

To participate in this study, you need to be at least 21 years old, have been using tobacco consistently for the last three months (smoking at least 5 cigarettes a day), and have access to a computer and the internet. It's important that you are not planning to quit smoking in the near future and do not have any serious health issues or are currently using medications to help quit smoking. If you decide to join, you will help researchers learn more about tobacco use patterns and how different purchasing methods might influence smokers. The trial is currently recruiting participants, and everyone is welcome regardless of gender.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Provide informed consent
• • Be at least 21 years of age or older
• • Stable tobacco use patterns for at least three months
• • Smoke at least 5 cigarettes daily
• • Use other tobacco products less than weekly
• • Have access to a computer and internet
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • report uncontrolled physical or mental health conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, major depressive disorder, etc.),
• • use of smoking cessation medications (e.g., nicotine replacement, bupropion, varenicline) in the past 30 days,
• • report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual tobacco products in the next 30 days,
• • be pregnant or lactating