Predictors and Consequences of Combustible Cigarette Smokers' Switch to Standardized Research E-Cigarettes

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Use

In brief

The primary goal of this study is to examine whether cigarette smokers can reduce their use of conventional, combustible cigarettes by switching to a Standardized Research E-Cigarette (SREC); whether participants can maintain these reductions and use of SRECs over a 12-week period; and whether there are changes in subjective and objective measures of health, appeal and acceptability of the products used during this time frame.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03277495

Run by

University of Illinois at Chicago

People needed

63

Starts

2023-07-12

Expected to finish

2024-08-14

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-17

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• men and women 21 years of age or older;
• daily smoking rate of 3 cigarettes/day or greater for at least one year;
• interested in reducing cigarette use;
• willing to try e-cigarettes;
• able to attend in-person assessments over the next 5 months;
• English speaking; and
• breath CO of 3ppm or greater (assessed at baseline visit). Women who are of child-bearing age cannot be pregnant and must agree to use an approved form of birth control during the study.

You may not qualify if…

• current use of any smoking cessation medication or participation in a smoking cessation program or study;
• current daily ENDS user;
• pregnancy if female; and
• no two members of the same household may participate in this study.

Where it is running

• Institute for Health Research and Policy — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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