Short Term Effects of Electronic Cigarettes in Tobacco Dependent Adults
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Smoking, Nicotine Dependence
In brief
This is a pilot human experimental study to evaluate whether the use of an e-cigarette affects lung function, exhaled CO levels, and quantitative tobacco cigarette consumption in active tobacco smokers. Subjects recruited from the Winchester Chest Clinic (WCC), Adult Primary Care Clinic (PCC) and the Smilow Cancer Hospital Smoking Cessation Service will be randomized to 1 of 2 groups: (1) nicotine patch and intensive counseling (standard care) plus nicotine e-cigarette; (2) nicotine patch and intensive counseling plus non-nicotine e-cigarette.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02498145
- Run by
- Yale University
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2014-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-07-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Yale-New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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