Status:
COMPLETED
The Impact of Innovative Tax Proposals on Purchase Patterns
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Conditions:
Cigarette Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will investigate the effect of four tax proposals (i.e. Tobacco Parity, Nicotine-Content, Harm-Reduction, and Modified Risk Tobacco Product-related taxes) on tobacco product purchasing patt...
Detailed Description
This study experimentally examines the effects of largely untried integrated tax proposals. Four tax proposals will be modeled: Tobacco Parity, Nicotine-Content, Harm-Reduction, and MRTP. Tobacco prod...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- provide informed consent
- provide a breath carbon monoxide sample ≥ 8 ppm,
- be at least 21 years of age (the legal age to purchase tobacco),
- smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily, and
- use other tobacco products less than weekly.
Exclusion
- report uncontrolled physical or mental health conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, major depressive disorder, etc.),
- use of smoking cessation medications (e.g., nicotine replacement, bupropion, varenicline) in the past 30 days,
- report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual tobacco products in the next 30 days,
- be pregnant or lactating, or
- have plans to move out of the area during the experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 11 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 10 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
285 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05370313
Start Date
April 11 2023
End Date
June 10 2025
Last Update
September 18 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
2
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24016