A Consumer Use Behavior Study to Evaluate Puffing Topography and Average Daily Consumption of Heated Tobacco Products

NCT ID: NCT07175987

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

212 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-01

Study Completion Date

2025-09-25

Brief Summary

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This is a parallel design cohort consumer use study to measure the puffing topography of two HTP devices, with three variants of HTP consumables ("sticks,"), collectively referred to as the study investigational products (Study IP), among a sample of n=198 primary users of combustible cigarettes at a central location testing (CLT) facility in the United Kingdom (UK). Puffing topography at the CLT will be measured using a desktop puffing analyzer device (PA1).

In addition to puffing topography measurements at the CLT, a tobacco product perceptions and intentions survey will be used to assess study participants' intent to purchase the Study IP, their risk perceptions, and their intended use behaviors. Participants' demographic characteristics (including age and biological sex), and tobacco- and nicotine-containing products (TNPs) use history will be collected using self-reported questionnaires.

Following completion of the CLT, a subset (n=100) of the originally enrolled population will participate in a 5-day home use testing (HUT) period in which they will use the Study IP for 5 days in their everyday environments to assess average daily consumption (ADC) and usage patterns of the Study IP, as well as use of any other TNPs, recorded in a daily survey. On completion of the last day of the HUT, participants will complete a final end of study survey assessing product liking, purchase intent, and intended use behaviors.

Detailed Description

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This is a parallel design cohort consumer use study to measure the puffing topography of two HTP devices (glo and glo plus), with three variants of HTP consumables ("sticks," under the brand name "virto"), collectively referred to as the study investigational products (Study IP), among a sample of n=198 primary users of combustible cigarettes at a central location testing (CLT) facility in the United Kingdom (UK). Puffing topography at the CLT will be measured using a desktop puffing analyzer device (PA1).

In addition to puffing topography measurements at the CLT, a tobacco product perceptions and intentions survey will be used to assess study participants' intent to purchase the Study IP, their risk perceptions, and their intended use behaviors. Participants' demographic characteristics (including age and biological sex), and tobacco- and nicotine-containing products (TNPs) use history will be collected using self-reported questionnaires.

Following completion of the CLT, a subset (n=100) of the originally enrolled population will participate in a 5-day home use testing (HUT) period in which they will use the Study IP for 5 days in their everyday environments to assess average daily consumption (ADC) and usage patterns of the Study IP, as well as use of any other TNPs, recorded in a daily survey. On completion of the last day of the HUT, participants will complete a final end of study survey assessing product liking, purchase intent, and intended use behaviors.

To account for respondent drop-out, the fieldwork team will recruit approximately 15% more participants for the CLT and approximately 20% more participants to the HUT phase.

Conditions

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Smoking Cigarette

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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HTP Device (1)

Participants will be randomized to one of three stick variants.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RDTH002581

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product only in the CLT portion of the study.

RDTH002580

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

RDTH002582

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

HTP Device (2)

Participants will be randomized to one of three stick variants.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RDTH002578

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product only in the CLT portion of the study.

RDTH002577

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

RDTH002579

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

Interventions

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RDTH002581

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product only in the CLT portion of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

RDTH002580

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

RDTH002582

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

RDTH002578

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product only in the CLT portion of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

RDTH002577

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

RDTH002579

Participants assigned to this Study Intervention will use the product in the CLT and HUT portions of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be aged 21-65 years (inclusive)
* Be self-reported current 'daily users' of at least 5 CPD and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. ('daily users' defined as have smoked 5 CPD for at least 27 days out of last 30 days)
* Agree to participate in the study and to abide by the study restrictions and requirements, including the use of the assigned Study IP, as described in the ICF.
* Agree not to allow any other person to use any product provided to them for use during this study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who self-report they are pregnant or breastfeeding or could become pregnant or start breastfeeding in the next three months from the study start date.
* Women who self-report they are not using adequate methods to prevent pregnancy, which they intend to continue throughout the study.

a. Examples of acceptable means of birth control are, but not limited to: i. Surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral tubal litigation/occlusion, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy); ii. Established use of oral, implantable, injectable, or transdermal methods of contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation; iii. Physical barrier method (e.g., condom, diaphragm/sponge/cervical cap) with spermicide; iv. Non-hormone releasing intrauterine devices (IUD) or hormone-releasing IUDs (e.g., Mirena or Kyleena); v. Vasectomized partner; vi. Abstinence from heterosexual intercourse (as a lifestyle choice, not just for the purpose of study participation; and vii. Post-menopausal and not on hormone replacement Therapy
* People who self- report having pacemakers or other embedded electronic medical devices.
* People who self-report having heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, or asthma.
* People who have ever used HTP.
* People who self-report currently quitting or planning to quit all nicotine products in the next 3 months.
* People who self-report having participated in tobacco product research in the past 3 months.
* People who self-report themselves, or someone in their direct family or close friends, as working in one of the following areas:

1. Advertising
2. Journalism
3. Media
4. Insurance
5. Marketing
6. Market Research
7. Manufacturer or retailer of tobacco or vapor products
8. Public Relations
9. Sale of Alcohol
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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IPSOS

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

RAI Services Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Melissa Tapia, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

RAI Services Company

Locations

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Channing Hall

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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PHCB2IT20257

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id