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Waterpipe Tobacco SmokingNCT05439421

Consumer Perceptions of Waterpipe Tobacco Packaging and Digital Marketing Claims

A study testing Package/Advertisement With Claim and Package/Advertisement Without Claim in people with Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of marketing claims commonly found on waterpipe, also known as hookah, tobacco packages and in digital marketing on young adults' willingness to try hookah tobacco. Participants will complete two tasks, in random order. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 29 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking
What is being tested?
Package/Advertisement With Claim and Package/Advertisement Without Claim
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,507 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
25 Oct 2022to 23 Nov 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 29 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • United States (U.S.) Resident
  • Has used waterpipe tobacco within the past year (self-report)
  • Has not used waterpipe tobacco within the past year but it susceptible to use (self- report)

Who cannot join

  • Younger than 18 or older than 29
  • Non U.S. Resident
  • Has not used waterpipe tobacco within in the past year and is not susceptible to use (self-report)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

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About this study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of marketing claims commonly found on waterpipe, also known as hookah, tobacco packages and in digital marketing on young adults' willingness to try hookah tobacco. Participants will complete two tasks, in random order. Participants will view six sample waterpipe tobacco packages, randomized at the package level to contain a prohibited or potentially-prohibited claim or not (Packaging Task). In the other task, they will view 10 digital marketing advertisements (i.e. Instagram posts or website pages) either with or without prohibited or potentially-prohibited claim, randomized at the advertisements level (Digital Marketing Task).

Read the detailed description

Background/Objectives The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun to prohibit certain claims on Waterpipe Tobacco (WT) packaging and advertising. Under Section 911 of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, manufacturers and retailers are prohibited from making unauthorized modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) claims, including statements that the product or its smoke: (1) results in reduced harm; (2) contains a reduced level of a substance or presents a reduced exposure to a substance; (3) does not contain or is free of a substance; and (4) statements that use modified risk descriptors such as light, mild, low, or similar descriptors. Some prohibited claims are easily identifiable, but others are more difficult to identify due to lack of specificity in the law and the implicit nature of some claims. Evidence is needed specific to WT packaging and marketing to determine which claims may be associated with consumer harm misperceptions to inform future regulatory actions. The study will address this gap by assessing how such claims influence consumer perceptions and behavioral intentions.

Being tested
Package/Advertisement With Claim, Package/Advertisement Without Claim
Keywords
Waterpipe tobacco smoking, hookah tobacco warning, hookah tobacco

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Package/Advertisement With ClaimBehavioural

    Waterpipe tobacco packages and digital marketing advertisement images with claim of interest as part of design

  • Package/Advertisement Without ClaimBehavioural

    Waterpipe tobacco packages and digital marketing advertisements shown without claim of interest as part of design

Study groups in NCT05439421
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
With Claim 0% TarExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim 0% TarExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim No ChemicalsExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim No ChemicalsExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Apple ImageExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Apple ImageExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim 100% Food Grade GlycerinExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim 100% Food Grade GlycerinExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Ultra LightExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Ultra LightExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Fresh Hookah TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Fresh Hookah TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Lower Nicotine TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Lower Nicotine TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Premium Shisha TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Premium Shisha TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim High Quality Shisha TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim High Quality Shisha TobaccoExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Don't blow smoke - blow cloudsExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Don't blow smoke - blow cloudsExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Contains natural, unwashed tobacco leafExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Contains natural, unwashed tobacco leafExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim We only use ingredients which are FDA approvedExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim We only use ingredients which are FDA approvedExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Passing flavored tobacco smoke through water cools and purifies itExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Passing flavored tobacco smoke through water cools and purifies itExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Natural flavorExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Natural flavorExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim Shisha or hookah tobacco is unique and completely unlike that found in cigarettesExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim Shisha or hookah tobacco is unique and completely unlike that found in cigarettesExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim
With Claim water in the shisha effectively cools and filters the smoke, making smooth and lightExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement containing claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement With Claim
Without Claim water in the shisha effectively cools and filters the smoke, making smooth and lightExperimentalPackage or digital marketing advertisement without claim of interest
Receives: Behavioral: Package/Advertisement Without Claim

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Willingness to Try Hookah Tobacco (Packaging Task )

    One item to assess the extent to which young adults are willing to try the waterpipe tobacco product: How likely would you be to try this specific product?

    Response scale: (1) Not at all likely to (4) Very likely

    Measured: minute 5

  2. Willingness to Smoke Hookah Tobacco (Digital Marketing Task )

    One item to assess the extent to which young adults want to try smoking hookah: How much does this advertisement make you want to smoke hookah?

    Response scale: (1) Not at all to (4) A lot

    Measured: minute 5

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jun 2022
  2. Study start25 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completion23 Nov 2022
  4. Study completion23 Nov 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Participants will be randomized to see 6 packages and 10 advertisements, with or without the claim of interest on each.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
1,507 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05439421
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00060111
Other IDs
R01CA239192
Status last verified
Aug 2023
First submitted
22 Jun 2022
Last updated
19 Mar 2024
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Package/Advertisement With Claim and Package/Advertisement Without Claim in people with Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Nov 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Willingness to Try Hookah Tobacco (Packaging Task ) (time frame: minute 5). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Mar 2024.

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