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Behavioral Intervention
Tax Conditions for Smoking (AIM2 Trial)
Roanoke, VA
N/A
Recruiting
Led By Jeff Stein, PhD
Research Sponsored by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be at least 21 years of age
Smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily and use other tobacco products less than weekly
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up during a one-session study, participants will complete a total of 21 purchasing trials each for 7 days' worth of products. they will be exposed to a control trial and 4 conditions with 5 trials each, where products will increase in price
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
This trial will use a special marketplace to test how different tobacco and nicotine taxes affect people's purchasing habits. Participants will go through multiple trials where they will experience different tax proposals. Researchers will analyze how the
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Who is the study for?
This trial is for individuals who are at least 21 years old, smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes daily, and use other tobacco products less than weekly. It's not suitable for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests how four different tax proposals on tobacco/nicotine affect people's buying habits using an Experimental Tobacco Marketplace (ETM). Participants will face various tax levels and their purchasing patterns across multiple trials will be analyzed.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves no medical interventions but rather behavioral assessments through purchase patterns, there are no direct side effects from participating in the study itself.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
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I am at least 21 years old.
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I smoke 10 or more cigarettes daily and rarely use other tobacco products.
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Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ during a one-session study, participants will complete a total of 21 purchasing trials each for 7 days' worth of products. they will be exposed to a control trial and 4 conditions with 5 trials each, where products will increase in price
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~during a one-session study, participants will complete a total of 21 purchasing trials each for 7 days' worth of products. they will be exposed to a control trial and 4 conditions with 5 trials each, where products will increase in price
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary study objectives
Tobacco Product Purchasing
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Exclusive Cigarette Smokers-Control ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Exclusive cigarette smokers will be recruited and will be exposed to the control condition described in the intervention section.
Group II: Exclusive Cigarette SmokersExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Exclusive cigarette smokers will be recruited and will be exposed to all of the tax conditions described in the intervention section.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Control Condition
2008
Completed Phase 3
~18560
Find a Location
Closest Location:Fralin Biomedical Research Institute· Roanoke, VA· 981 miles
Who is running the clinical trial?
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityLead Sponsor
160 Previous Clinical Trials
26,387 Total Patients Enrolled
Jeff Stein, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University