Status:

UNKNOWN

Adverse Airway Effects From Tobacco and E-Cigarettes

Lead Sponsor:

Miami VA Healthcare System

Conditions:

Airway Morbidity

Smoking Cessation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study conducted at VA Medical Center in Miami is to determine if smoking electronic cigarettes (known as e-cigarettes) that contain nicotine have less negative effects than regular ...

Detailed Description

The study will evaluate the airway epithelial effects of EC (electronic cigarettes) vapor containing nicotine when used as a tobacco replacement tool. By using active cigarette smokers as a comparator...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects that actively smoke and have a history of at least 5 pack-years

Exclusion

  • HIV,marijuana use, asthma and other concomitant inflammatory pulmonary disorders, subjects with known pulmonary diseases including malignancies, subjects with prior thoracic surgery and subjects that used oral corticosteroids or antibiotics within the prior 3 months, subjects with allergies to study medications and subjects incapable of providing informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 28 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 28 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03251053

Start Date

March 28 2016

End Date

March 28 2021

Last Update

August 16 2017

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Miami VA Healthcare System

Miami, Florida, United States, 33125