NCT05838378

Cigarillo Warnings Image Sorting Study

The Impact of Cigarillo Warnings on Purchasing and Smoking Behaviors Among Young Adult Cigarillo Users, Aim 2 Survey

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 764 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to examine the impact of repeated exposure to cigarillo warnings on cigarillo users' intentions and behaviors for cigarillo smoking. Eligible participants will be randomized to one of three experimental conditions that will vary based on cigarillo warning format. For 4 weeks, participants will participate in an image-sorting task where they will be asked to sort a set of \~18 cigarillo packages into flavor categories determined a priori by the research team (e.g., Mint, Fruit, Dessert). At the end of the study, participants will be notified of the purpose of the study and provided links to resources with information about the harms of cigarillo smoking and cessation. The study will be conducted in an online survey, working with Qualtrics research company, who will program the survey, recruit and screen participants, and administer the survey.

Conditions

• Smoking, Cigar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Package image sorting with pictorial warnings	Weekly for four weeks participants will complete an image-sorting task based on sorting cigarillos by flavor categories \[fruit (e.g., Grape), alcohol (e.g., Wine) desserts/candy (e.g., Sticky Sweets), mint (e.g., Menthol), color (e.g., Blue Crush), and other\]. Participants will sort 18 images of cigarillo packages from various brands with pictorial warnings on each pack.
OTHER	Package image sorting with Surgeon General text-only warnings	Weekly for four weeks participants will complete an image-sorting task based on sorting cigarillos by flavor categories \[fruit (e.g., Grape), alcohol (e.g., Wine) desserts/candy (e.g., Sticky Sweets), mint (e.g., Menthol), color (e.g., Blue Crush), and other\]. Participants will sort 18 images of cigarillo packages from various brands with Surgeon General text-only warnings on each pack.
OTHER	Package image sorting with FDA text-only warnings	Weekly for four weeks participants will complete an image-sorting task based on sorting cigarillos by flavor categories \[fruit (e.g., Grape), alcohol (e.g., Wine) desserts/candy (e.g., Sticky Sweets), mint (e.g., Menthol), color (e.g., Blue Crush), and other\]. Participants will sort 18 images of cigarillo packages from various brands with FDA text-only warnings on each pack.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-14
• Primary completion: 2025-03-25
• Completion: 2025-03-25
• First posted: 2023-05-01
• Last updated: 2026-04-08
• Results posted: 2026-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States