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This project will assess the ways in which e-cigarette product diversity impacts the user experience to inform potential regulations by identifying product characteristics that may: (1) put young adults at risk for tobacco product use; and (2) facilitate adult smokers switching to e-cigarettes. There are three primary objectives to the study: (1) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect product appeal across young adult e-cigarette users and middle-age/older adult smokers with an interest in, but no significant experience with, e-cigarettes; (2) Determine which dimensions of e-cigarette product diversity differentially affect abuse liability in young adult e-cigarette users and the ability to resist smoking in adult smokers with an interest in, but no significant experience with, e-cigarettes; (3) Determine the affect of product characteristics on e-cigarette nicotine delivery profile. For Aim 1, young adult vapers (N=200) and adult smokers (N=200) will attend one laboratory session in which they will self-administer e-cigarette products varied according to within-subject e-cigarette factors (e.g., flavor, pg/vg ratio). For Aim 2, young adults vapers (N=360) and adult smokers (N=360) will administer an e-cigarette product and complete behavioral economic tasks that test the participant's choice of earning money to delay initiation and continued use of: (1) The sampled e-cigarette product (abuse liability; young adult vapers); or (2) Their own brand cigarettes (ability to resist smoking; adult current smokers). A pilot study will establish device and e-liquid parameters (e.g., nicotine concentration) to be used for all aims.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sweet-Flavor 4.5% Nicotine (Salt) | Experimental | Participants will self-administer a sweet-flavored e-cigarette containing 4.5% nicotine by volume. |
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| Sweet-Flavor 0 mg/mL Nicotine (Free-Base) | Placebo Comparator | Participants will self-administer a sweet-flavored e-cigarette containing 0 mg/mL nicotine. |
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| Sweet-Flavor 6 mg/mL Nicotine (Free-Base) | Experimental | Participants will self-administer a sweet-flavored e-cigarette containing 6 mg/mL nicotine. |
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| Usual e-Cigarette | Active Comparator | Participants will self-administer either their preferred brand combustible cigarette or e-cigarette with usual nicotine nicotine concentration. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| e-Cigarette | Other | Participants will self-administer an experimenter-provided e-cigarette. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Subjective Appeal | Self-report measures of product appeal will be completed following the e-cigarette administration. | 1 hour |
| Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule | The 10-item Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF) will be used to measure positive and negative affect. | 4 hours |
| Questionnaire of Vaping Urges | 10-item Brief Questionnaire of Vaping Urges will assess desire, intention, urge and need to vape e-cigarettes. | 4 hours |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Vapers
Smokers
Exclusion Criteria:
Vapers
Smokers
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Adam M Leventhal, PhD | University of Southern California | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California | 90033 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36593119 | Derived | Han DH, Wong M, Peraza N, Vogel EA, Cahn R, Mason TB, Kirkpatrick M, Tackett AP, Leventhal AM. Dose-response effects of two nicotine salt formulations on electronic cigarette appeal and sensory attributes. Tob Control. 2023 Jan 2:tobaccocontrol-2022-057553. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057553. Online ahead of print. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000072137 | Vaping |
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| D012907 | Smoking |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D066300 | Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems |
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| D000074602 | Smoking Devices |
| D008420 | Manufactured Materials |
| D013676 | Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
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