Evaluation of Cessation Preferences of Menthol Smokers

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 60
• Participant gender: Both

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to determine menthol smokers' perception, product preference, and pattern of use across six products including, 1) mint-flavored 2mg nicotine gum ; 2) mint-flavored 4mg nicotine gum; 3) non-flavored 2mg nicotine gum; 4) non-flavored 4mg nicotine gum; 5) mint-flavored electronic cigarette; and 6) non-flavored electronic cigarette. Fifty smokers (all African American menthol smokers) will be recruited for this study. Participants will undergo a baseline assessment followed by a 2-week product sampling phase.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Collaborator: Clearway MN
• Treatments: Menthol; Nicotine
• Last Updated: 2015-04-27

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• self-identified African American or Black race (mixed race including black also eligible)

• aged 18 to 75

• high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate

• smoked at least 5 cigarettes daily for the past year

• smokes >80% menthol cigarettes

• in stable good physical health

Exclusion Criteria:

• recent unstable or untreated psychiatric diagnosis including substance abuse, as determined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) DSM-IV criteria

• contraindications for nicotine gum or e-cigarette use, such as mouth sores or significant dental or jaw problems

• currently using other tobacco or nicotine products other than cigarettes

• currently pregnant or nursing