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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02676193
Other study ID # R01CA190347
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 2016
Est. completion date September 2022

Study information

Verified date March 2022
Source University of California, San Diego
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators are addressing two critical areas identified by the FDA: the impact of cigarette packaging and labeling on consumer perceptions and on smoking behavior; and the effectiveness of graphic warning labels on communicating risk of tobacco products. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), investigators will enroll committed smokers who have no intention of quitting in the next 6-months. The three study arms will be: a) a blank pack with all marketing materials removed (PP); b) The Australian graphic warning images (Australian model-AM); or c) a standard pack with all marketing materials unaltered (ST). The study includes a three month purchasing intervention and continued follow-up through 12 months. Throughout the study interactive text messaging assessments will be used to measure acute and persistent impact of labeling and marketing on perceptions of tobacco products, subjective effects of consumption, awareness of tobacco-related harms, tobacco use behavior, and quitting motivation. At three separate time points, participants will: a) complete a web-based questionnaire b) provide a saliva sample for cotinine analysis. The rigorous design and extensive objective measurements are significant innovations on the currently published research in this field and should lead to significant advances in tobacco regulatory science.


Description:

Smokers handle their packs frequently. Product packaging is a crucial medium by which the tobacco industry communicates product attributes, including reassurances about risk. The industry uses branded imagery on packs to influence consumer perceptions of their product, while at the same time the tobacco control community uses health warning labels to communicate harmful and potentially harmful constituents and risks of tobacco products. The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is a treaty enacted to ensure that every person is informed of the health consequences and addictive nature of tobacco consumption. Article 11 of the treaty requires Parties to implement large, rotating health warnings and urges governments to restrict or prohibit the use of Industry logos, colors, brand images or promotional information on packaging other than brand names and product names displayed in a standard color and font style. Study Objective: To conduct a randomized trial of the effect of cigarette pack design on 450 smokers of popular cigarette brands aged 21-65, who are committed to continue smoking (no intention to quit in the next 6-months). These committed smokers will be randomized to have their cigarettes packaged in one of 3 study arms: a) blank pack design with all marketing materials removed (BP), b) blank pack with a large graphic warning label (AM: Australian model) and c) standard pack with marketing materials intact (ST: US model).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 359
Est. completion date September 2022
Est. primary completion date September 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 21 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 21-65 years of age - A current resident of San Diego County - Daily smokers of at least 5 cigarettes/day who are classified as in the pre-contemplator stage of change (i.e. do not intend to quit smoking in the next 6-months) - Regular smokers of popular U.S. cigarette brands - Have a cell phone with a text messaging service plan Exclusion Criteria: - Non-Daily cigarette smokers and daily smokers of alternative brand cigarettes - Marked organic impairment or unstable medical problems (such as a seizure disorder) - Current pregnancy or intent to become pregnant during the next 12 weeks - Prisoners, incarcerated or institutionalized individuals

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Effect of Packaging on Smoking Perceptions and Behavior
The intervention is the use of the assigned pack design.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of California, San Diego La Jolla California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of California, San Diego

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Perceptions of Risk From Tobacco Use and Perceptions of Pack Appeal Changes in perceptions of risk from tobacco use and appeal of tobacco packs Assessed over 4-months and 12-months
Primary Changes in Awareness and Concern about Health Hazards Changes in perceptions of harm and potential risks Assessed over 4-months and 12-months
Primary Changes in routinized behavior and persistence over time. Decreased willingness to display the pack in public. Assessed over 4-months and 12-months
Primary Changes in cigarette smoking behaviors. Changes in the percent smokers, consumption per smoker, and recent quit attempts validated with saliva cotinine. Assessed over 4-months and 12-months
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