Correcting Disinformation About Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Part of paid clinical trials in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Study ID
- NCT07543081
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
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Conditions
- Disinformation
- Flavored Cigars
- Menthol Cigarettes
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 18 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Accepted
Interventions
- Individual delivery of anti-disinformation messaging — BEHAVIORALParticipants in this condition will be exposed to anti-disinformation messages (ADM) designed to increase correct beliefs about menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, the purpose, and limits of flavored tobacco policies. The delayed intervention control condition in this study will receive the ADM intervention after outcome measures are collected at the last assessment.
- Community delivery of anti-disinformation messaging — BEHAVIORALOur community-level campaign will distribute our ADM messages to our Intervention Community via social media, print ads and posters, radio ads, and community events. These messages will be delivered over 1 year, with monthly delivery activities led by EAB members in the Intervention Community.
Study Details
Our study tests a multi-level anti- disinformation message (ADM) campaign on menthol cigarette and flavored cigar policies in Black adults.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Sep 1, 2026
- Status verified
- Apr 2026
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2028
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2028
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Intervention model
- FACTORIAL
- Primary purpose
- BASIC_SCIENCE
Arms
- Experimental: Individual-level intervention + Community-level intervention
- Experimental: Individual-level control + Community-level intervention
- Experimental: Individual-level intervention + Community-level control
- No Intervention: Individual-level control + Community-level control
Primary Outcome Measure
Proportion of participants with specific tobacco industry beliefs [ Time Frame: 3, 6, 9, 12 months ]
Central Contacts
- Study Coordinator732-331-0626
Locations (1)
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | Andrea C Villanti, PhD, MPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR) Kymberle L Sterling, DrPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR) |
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