Clinical trials: Menthol Cigarettes
Tobacco Use Disorder
Menthol Flavored E-cigarette Use During a Simulated Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
The purpose of this formative study is to provide preliminary data regarding how the availability of menthol flavored e-cigarettes affects tobacco use behavior in the context of a ban on menthol flavored cigarettes
- Trial name
- NCT03164668
- Testing
- menthol flavored e-cigarette, tobacco flavored e-cigarette
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tobacco Smoking
Potential Impact of Menthol Ban in Cigarettes and E-cigarettes
Menthol cigarette use remains a major public health problem and the FDA has proposed to ban menthol in cigarettes. However, additional evidence is needed to understand whether menthol flavor in e-cigarettes is important for harm…
- Trial name
- NCT05259566
- Testing
- menthol ban in cigarettes only, total menthol ban
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nicotine Dependence
Manipulating Tobacco Constituents in Male Menthol Smokers
This study examines the potential effect of reducing nicotine content or menthol or both in men. It will also examine whether there are gender differences in manipulating tobacco flavors and nicotine concentrations in cigarettes…
- Trial name
- NCT02592772
- Testing
- Reduced Nicotine Non-Menthol (RNC), Reduced Nicotine Menthol (RNC-Men), Conventional Nicotine Non-Menthol (CN)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Smoking Cessation
Evaluation of Cessation Preferences of Menthol Smoker
The primary aim of this study is to determine menthol smokers' perception, product preference, and pattern of use across six products including, mint-flavored nicotine gum; non-flavored nicotine gum; mentholated nicotine inhaler…
- Trial name
- NCT02020005
- Testing
- Non-flavored 2mg nicotine gum, Non-flavored 4mg nicotine gum, Mint-flavored 2mg nicotine gum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Nicotine Use Disorder
Effects of Novel E-cigarette Constituents on Adults TCORS 3.0
This study is an examination of the influence of cooling components of WS-3, WS-23, and menthol on the appeal and addiction potential of nicotine-containing e-liquids among adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05932745
- Testing
- E-liquid coolant (No WS-3) for non-menthol (1), E-liquid coolant (No WS-3) for low (0.1%) menthol (1), E-liquid coolant (No WS-3) for high (2.0%) menthol (1)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tobacco Use
The Abuse Liability of a Novel Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) and Its Feasibility as a Menthol Cigarette Substitute
This project examines the influence of flavor availability on switching to an MRTP known as IQOS, part of the Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) class, among menthol smokers using clinical lab and naturalistic evaluations of abuse…
- Trial name
- NCT05499377
- Testing
- Tobacco product administration and assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Cigarette Smoking, Vaping
Menthol and Mint Experimental Tobacco Marketplace (ETM) Study
Menthol cigarettes comprise almost one-third of the United States (US) market share and are disproportionately smoked by racial minorities.
- Trial name
- NCT04879225
- Testing
- Tobacco e-liquids, Menthol and Tobacco e-liquids, Mint, Menthol and Tobacco e-liquids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Smoking Prevention and Control
Impact of Cigarette and E-cigarette Menthol Regulation on Current Smokers of Menthol Cigarettes
In a 2x2 design, current menthol smokers (N=240) will complete a baseline period before being assigned to a cigarette (menthol or non-menthol) and e-cigarette condition (menthol or tobacco-flavored e-liquid) and receiving a…
- Trial name
- NCT05896033
- Testing
- Non-Menthol Cigarettes, Tobacco Flavored E-cigarettes, Menthol Cigarettes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
E-Cig Use
Effect of Different E-cigarette Cooling Flavors on Adults' Sensory Experience TCORS 3.0
This pilot sensory experiment will examine cooling from comparable concentrations of WS-3 and menthol to determine appropriate concentrations to use in the main study.
- Trial name
- NCT05932693
- Testing
- E-liquid coolant (WS-3, 0.05%), E-liquid coolant (WS-3, 0.1%), E-liquid coolant (WS-3, 0.5%)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cigarette Smoking Toxicity
Smoking Topography and Harm Exposure in Menthol Cigarettes
This study will examine how menthol affects smoking when menthol smokers switch to non-menthol cigarettes. Participants will smoke their preferred brand (control) or Camel Crush cigarettes, which have the ability to be menthol or…
- Trial name
- MQAT (NCT01329263)
- Testing
- Menthol to non-menthol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Schizophrenia, Heavy Smoking
The Effect of Cigarette Holders, Plastic Menthol Cigarettes, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Smoking Reduction Among Schizophrenia Inpatients: A Comparative Study
This study aims: 1. to assess the effect of smoking reduction programs (behavior therapy alone or behavior therapy with cigarette holders; "Flowers Menthol" plastic cigarettes with menthol) on cigarette smoking habits in an…
- Trial name
- NCT00302432
- Testing
- Behavior therapy, cigarette holders, Flowers Menthol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center
Nicotine Dependence, Other Tobacco Product
Flavors and E-cigarette Effects in Adolescent Smokers- STUDY 1
This study is to examine if inhaled doses of menthol that produce low and high cooling effects change the appeal of e-cigarettes containing low and high doses of nicotine in adolescent smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT02179034
- Testing
- Nicotine, Low Dose Menthol, High Dose Menthol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cigarette Smoking, Inflammatory Response
Menthol, Inflammation, and Nicotine Transition Study
This study will focus on examining the potential impact of menthol flavoring in cigarettes on biomarkers of systemic inflammation as a subclinical indicator of cardiovascular disease risk.
- Trial name
- MINT (NCT06232447)
- Testing
- Cigarette Type Switching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Smoking
Comparison of Pharmacokinetic Parameters Between Adopters of Electronic Cigarettes and a Historical Sample of Combustible Cigarette Smokers
This study assesses the nicotine pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters in adopters of electronic cigarettes following a 12-hour tobacco and nicotine abstinence.
- Trial name
- NCT02730676
- Testing
- Electronic Cigarette #1, Electronic Cigarette #2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company
Smoking Behaviors
Effective Ads for Quitting Smoking
The main purpose of this trial is to identify effective quit smoking ads for people who smoke menthol cigarettes. Investigators will conduct an online randomized trial with a nationally representative sample of ~1,400 US adults…
- Trial name
- NCT06485479
- Testing
- Intervention ads, Control ads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tobacco Dependence
Cooling Agent Pilot Among Adult Menthol Smokers
Recent studies and market monitoring have shown that in places where menthol cigarettes are no longer available, tobacco companies have started marketing "non-menthol cooling cigarettes".
- Trial name
- NCT06477601
- Testing
- Assigning cooling agent type cigarettes, Assigning traditional tobacco type cigarettes, Assigning menthol type cigarettes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Smoking
Reduced Exposure Study Using THS 2.2 Menthol With 5 Days in a Confinement Setting Followed by 86 Days in an Ambulatory Setting
Evaluate if the ad libitum use of the THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS), a candidate Modified Risk Tobacco Product, for 5 days in confinement, and after 86 days in an ambulatory setting, by apparently adult healthy smokers results in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01989156
- Testing
- THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2), Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC), Smoking Abstinence (SA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Smoking
CSD1603: A Crossover Study to Evaluate the Exposure to "Tar" and Nicotine From 100s Menthol Cigarette Products
This study will evaluate exposure to "tar" and nicotine from two menthol cigarette products and provide a basis for comparing mouth-level exposure when smokers smoke the two cigarette products.
- Trial name
- NCT03063047
- Testing
- PD21871AA, PD21872AA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAI Services Company
Tobacco Use Disorder
Effect of Banning Menthol Flavorant on Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use
In this pilot study, menthol cigarette smokers will be randomized to one of three experimental marketplaces: 1) a condition simulating a ban on menthol cigarettes but not menthol e-cigarettes (condition A); 2) a condition…
- Trial name
- NCT03402243
- Testing
- Menthol ban on cigarettes, Menthol ban on cigarettes and e-cigarettes, No menthol ban
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Nicotine Dependence
Effects of Menthol in E-cigarettes on Smoking Behaviors
The overall goal of this proposal is to understand the relationship between nicotine metabolism and menthol flavor in e-cigarettes on smoking behavior in smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT04521647
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University