Study on Cigarette Purchasing Habits and Nicotine Content

This study is looking at how different factors affect people's choices when buying cigarettes. Researchers are testing how the price of e-cigarettes and illegal cigarettes, as well as the nicotine content in legal cigarettes (specifically very-low-nicotine cigarettes or VLNCs), influence what people buy. You might be able to join if you are at least 21 years old, smoke cigarettes regularly, and have stable tobacco use patterns. The main goal is to see how much of your budget you spend on different products like legal cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and illegal cigarettes within a marketplace. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 70 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study that plans to enroll 70 participants. It will examine how different nicotine levels and prices affect purchasing decisions in a virtual marketplace.
What's involved
You would participate in three sessions: an assessment, a session in the legal Experimental Tobacco Marketplace, and a follow-up phone call.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint (what the study measures for success) is assessed at 1 day, but a follow-up phone call is also mentioned.

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NCT07161050

Effects of a Low Nicotine Standard and Tobacco Prices on Illegal Cigarette Purchasing

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalBasic science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
~70 participants
Updated 2026-01-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Nicotine ContentIllegal cigarette priceE-cigarette price

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Percent of budget allocated to each product category (eg, legal cigarettes, e-cigarettes, illegal cigarettes, etc) in the marketplace
Measured over 1 day
Cigarette Smoking
E-cigarette Use
1 sites across 1 states
Virginia1
  • Roberta Freitas-Lemos, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Provide informed consent Be at least 21 years of age or older Provide a breath sample for measuring carbon monoxide (CO ≥ 8 ppm) Stable tobacco use patterns for at least two months
  • Percent of budget allocated to each product category (eg, legal cigarettes, e-cigarettes, illegal cigarettes, etc) in the marketplace1 day

    The investigators will measure the percent of each partcipants' study budget spent on products from each category (eg, legal cigarettes, e-cigarettes, illegal cigarettes, etc) in the marketplace