Trial Outcomes & Findings for Cannabis Edibles Packaging Imagery Experiment (NCT NCT06358144)

NCT ID: NCT06358144

Last Updated: 2025-06-08

Results Overview

One item to assess the appeal of the product. Results will be reported as mean for all products within condition. Question: How appealing is this product to you? Response options: (0) Not at all appealing to (10) Very appealing

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

1260 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

Results posted on

2025-06-08

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited from online survey panels.

Approximately 50% of the participants reported using waterpipe within the past year; the remaining 50% of the sample consisted of not-past-year users and never users.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Overall Study
STARTED
254
244
245
252
265
Overall Study
COMPLETED
254
244
245
252
265
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Cannabis Edibles Packaging Imagery Experiment

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=254 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=244 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=245 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=252 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=265 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Total
n=1260 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
42.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.0 • n=5 Participants
41.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.2 • n=7 Participants
42.6 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.5 • n=5 Participants
40.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.2 • n=4 Participants
42.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.2 • n=21 Participants
42.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.2 • n=10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
152 Participants
n=5 Participants
136 Participants
n=7 Participants
148 Participants
n=5 Participants
137 Participants
n=4 Participants
135 Participants
n=21 Participants
708 Participants
n=10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
102 Participants
n=5 Participants
108 Participants
n=7 Participants
97 Participants
n=5 Participants
115 Participants
n=4 Participants
130 Participants
n=21 Participants
552 Participants
n=10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
42 Participants
n=5 Participants
49 Participants
n=7 Participants
49 Participants
n=5 Participants
52 Participants
n=4 Participants
43 Participants
n=21 Participants
235 Participants
n=10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
212 Participants
n=5 Participants
195 Participants
n=7 Participants
196 Participants
n=5 Participants
200 Participants
n=4 Participants
222 Participants
n=21 Participants
1025 Participants
n=10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
0 Participants
n=21 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=4 Participants
1 Participants
n=21 Participants
19 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=4 Participants
1 Participants
n=21 Participants
24 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
1 Participants
n=21 Participants
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
49 Participants
n=5 Participants
46 Participants
n=7 Participants
54 Participants
n=5 Participants
54 Participants
n=4 Participants
60 Participants
n=21 Participants
263 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
178 Participants
n=5 Participants
166 Participants
n=7 Participants
156 Participants
n=5 Participants
158 Participants
n=4 Participants
186 Participants
n=21 Participants
844 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=4 Participants
6 Participants
n=21 Participants
37 Participants
n=10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
15 Participants
n=7 Participants
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=4 Participants
10 Participants
n=21 Participants
72 Participants
n=10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
254 participants
n=5 Participants
244 participants
n=7 Participants
245 participants
n=5 Participants
252 participants
n=4 Participants
265 participants
n=21 Participants
1260 participants
n=10 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess the appeal of the product. Results will be reported as mean for all products within condition. Question: How appealing is this product to you? Response options: (0) Not at all appealing to (10) Very appealing

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=254 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=244 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=245 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=252 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=265 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Product Appeal Scoring
5.54 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
6.11 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.18
5.73 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.18
5.70 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.19
5.75 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.18

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess appeal of the packaging of the product. Results will be reported as mean for all products within condition. Question: How appealing is this packaging to you? Response options: (0) Not at all appealing to (10) Very appealing

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=254 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=244 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=245 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=252 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=265 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Package Appeal Scoring
5.67 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
6.50 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
6.12 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
5.73 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.19
6.05 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

After exposure to product packaging; 1 min One item to assess participants' opinions of safety of the product. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: How safe do you think it would be to eat the edible in this package? Response options: (1) Completely unsafe, (2) Somewhat unsafe, (3) Somewhat safe, (4) Completely safe

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=1014 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=975 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=979 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=1006 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=1060 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Product Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(1) Completely unsafe
93 Number of responses on scale 1-4
62 Number of responses on scale 1-4
70 Number of responses on scale 1-4
104 Number of responses on scale 1-4
101 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Product Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(2) Somewhat unsafe
115 Number of responses on scale 1-4
99 Number of responses on scale 1-4
113 Number of responses on scale 1-4
95 Number of responses on scale 1-4
100 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Product Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(3) Somewhat safe
464 Number of responses on scale 1-4
447 Number of responses on scale 1-4
471 Number of responses on scale 1-4
440 Number of responses on scale 1-4
467 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Product Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(4) Completely safe
342 Number of responses on scale 1-4
367 Number of responses on scale 1-4
325 Number of responses on scale 1-4
367 Number of responses on scale 1-4
392 Number of responses on scale 1-4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess participants' opinions of product safety based on the packaging. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: How much does this packaging make you think this edible is safe to consume? Response options: (1) Not at all; (2) A little; (3) Somewhat; (4) A lot

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=1014 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=974 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=1079 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=1007 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=1057 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Package Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(1) Not at all
162 Number of responses on scale 1-4
110 Number of responses on scale 1-4
129 Number of responses on scale 1-4
126 Number of responses on scale 1-4
158 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Package Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(2) A little
183 Number of responses on scale 1-4
152 Number of responses on scale 1-4
199 Number of responses on scale 1-4
162 Number of responses on scale 1-4
157 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Package Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(3) Somewhat
393 Number of responses on scale 1-4
396 Number of responses on scale 1-4
467 Number of responses on scale 1-4
409 Number of responses on scale 1-4
420 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Package Harm Perceptions (Absolute) Scoring
(4) A lot
276 Number of responses on scale 1-4
316 Number of responses on scale 1-4
284 Number of responses on scale 1-4
310 Number of responses on scale 1-4
322 Number of responses on scale 1-4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One question will assess the participant's willingness to try the product shown. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: How interested would you be in a free sample of this product? Response options: (1) Not at all; (2) Slightly; (3) Somewhat; (4) Moderately; (5) Very

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=1016 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=974 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=980 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=1008 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=1059 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Willingness to Try Free Sample Scoring
(1) Not at all
213 Number of responses on scale 1-5
205 Number of responses on scale 1-5
232 Number of responses on scale 1-5
191 Number of responses on scale 1-5
238 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Willingness to Try Free Sample Scoring
(2) Slightly
105 Number of responses on scale 1-5
87 Number of responses on scale 1-5
78 Number of responses on scale 1-5
71 Number of responses on scale 1-5
83 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Willingness to Try Free Sample Scoring
(3) Somewhat
146 Number of responses on scale 1-5
148 Number of responses on scale 1-5
156 Number of responses on scale 1-5
174 Number of responses on scale 1-5
146 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Willingness to Try Free Sample Scoring
(4) Moderately
184 Number of responses on scale 1-5
168 Number of responses on scale 1-5
170 Number of responses on scale 1-5
176 Number of responses on scale 1-5
184 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Willingness to Try Free Sample Scoring
(5) Very
368 Number of responses on scale 1-5
366 Number of responses on scale 1-5
344 Number of responses on scale 1-5
396 Number of responses on scale 1-5
408 Number of responses on scale 1-5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess the participants' willingness to try the product based on the packaging. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: How much does seeing this packaging make you want to try this edible? Response options: (1) Not at all; (2) A little; (3) Somewhat; (4) A lot

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=1015 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=975 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=977 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=1003 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=1060 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Willingness to Try Product Scoring
(1) Not at all
241 Number of responses on scale 1-4
201 Number of responses on scale 1-4
238 Number of responses on scale 1-4
216 Number of responses on scale 1-4
272 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Willingness to Try Product Scoring
(2) A little
197 Number of responses on scale 1-4
173 Number of responses on scale 1-4
176 Number of responses on scale 1-4
143 Number of responses on scale 1-4
158 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Willingness to Try Product Scoring
(3) Somewhat
295 Number of responses on scale 1-4
286 Number of responses on scale 1-4
275 Number of responses on scale 1-4
329 Number of responses on scale 1-4
302 Number of responses on scale 1-4
Willingness to Try Product Scoring
(4) A lot
282 Number of responses on scale 1-4
315 Number of responses on scale 1-4
288 Number of responses on scale 1-4
315 Number of responses on scale 1-4
328 Number of responses on scale 1-4

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess the participants' assessment of the product packaging's potential appeal to children. Results will be reported as mean for all products within condition. Question: How appealing do you think this packaging would be to children? Response options: (0) Not at all appealing to (10) Very appealing

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=254 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=244 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=245 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=252 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=265 Participants
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Appeal to Children Scoring
4.73 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
5.62 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.16
4.94 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
4.62 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17
5.87 Score on a scale
Standard Error 0.17

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One question assessing participants' opinions of safety of the product compared to other, similar, products. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: Compared to other edible products on the market, how safe do you think the edible in this package is? Response options: (1) Much less safe; (2) Somewhat less safe; (3) As safe; (4) Somewhat safer; (5) Much safer

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
No Imagery (Control)
n=1016 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) without any added packaging imagery. No Imagery (Control): Participants in the control condition will see the same four product packages, but without any added imagery.
Flavor Imagery
n=976 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a flavor theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Nature Imagery
n=979 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a nature theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Medical Imagery
n=1008 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in a medical theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Animal Imagery
n=1057 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Four edible product packages (gummies, chocolate, mints, cookies) with package imagery in an animal theme. Packaging imagery: Participants in the four intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the imagery themes. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same imagery theme.
Harm Perceptions (Relative) Scoring
(1) Much less safe
79 Number of responses on scale 1-5
53 Number of responses on scale 1-5
56 Number of responses on scale 1-5
84 Number of responses on scale 1-5
86 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Harm Perceptions (Relative) Scoring
(2) Somewhat less safe
72 Number of responses on scale 1-5
54 Number of responses on scale 1-5
71 Number of responses on scale 1-5
64 Number of responses on scale 1-5
62 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Harm Perceptions (Relative) Scoring
(3) As safe
522 Number of responses on scale 1-5
469 Number of responses on scale 1-5
492 Number of responses on scale 1-5
433 Number of responses on scale 1-5
526 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Harm Perceptions (Relative) Scoring
(4) Somewhat safer
210 Number of responses on scale 1-5
244 Number of responses on scale 1-5
201 Number of responses on scale 1-5
226 Number of responses on scale 1-5
211 Number of responses on scale 1-5
Harm Perceptions (Relative) Scoring
(5) Much safer
133 Number of responses on scale 1-5
156 Number of responses on scale 1-5
159 Number of responses on scale 1-5
201 Number of responses on scale 1-5
172 Number of responses on scale 1-5

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess the participants' perceptions of the quality of the product. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: To what extent do you agree or disagree that this looks like a good quality product? Response options: (1) Strongly disagree to (5) Strongly agree

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to assess the participants' perceptions of the taste of the product. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: To what extent do you agree or disagree that this edible might taste good? Response options: (1) Strongly disagree to (5) Strongly agree

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: After exposure to product packaging - up to 1 min

One item to asses the participants' perceptions of the healthfulness of the product based on the packaging. Results will be reported as the number of each type of response. Question: How much does this packaging make you think this edible is healthy? Response options: (1) Not at all; (2) A little; (3) Somewhat; (4) A lot

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

No Imagery (Control)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Flavor Imagery

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Nature Imagery

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Medical Imagery

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Animal Imagery

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Beth Reboussin, PhD

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Phone: 336-713-5213

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place