Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Electronic Cigarette Use on Smoking Behaviors Among Smokers Receiving Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
Fordham University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Montefiore Medical Center
Dartmouth College
Conditions:
Tobacco Smoking
Psychiatric Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a project designed to investigate the impact of electronic cigarette use on combustible cigarette smoking and smoking-related factors ...
Detailed Description
In recent years, the prevalence of e-cigarette use has rapidly increased, especially among those with psychiatric conditions, and the risks and potential benefits of e-cigarette use have been the topi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 21 years of age or older
- English-speaking,
- current daily smokers (i.e., at least 5 cigarettes/day)
- have been daily smokers at least for 6 months
- attended a minimum of 2 treatment visits in the past 12 months at Montefiore Behavioral Health Center
- have at least one psychiatric disorder (other than substance use disorders),
- willing to try switching to use e-cigarettes (provided by the research team) exclusively for a total of 8 weeks,
- those who are not yet ready to quit smoking,
- for women of childbearing age, willingness to use contraception during the study.
Exclusion
- acute psychiatric symptomatology which precludes study participation including current active suicidal ideation
- current diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment sufficient to impair provision of informed consent or study participation
- patient's inability to provide consent for study participation due to his/her inability to demonstrate an understanding of study procedures as contained in the statement of informed consent, after no more than two explanations
- current clinical diagnosis of intellectual development disorder
- current regular use of other tobacco products or combustible marijuana
- current (non-nicotine) substance use disorder and current substance use (in the past month)
- current effort to quit smoking or current use of pharmacotherapy (in the past month) to quit smoking,
- pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within 6 months, current unstable cardiovascular disease,
- current unstable pulmonary disease (i.e., an ER visit or hospitalization due to pulmonary issues in the past 6 month or current use of oxygen therapy),
- patient does not have a stable home address where the research team could reliably reach patient
- household members are currently participating or have participated in this research study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 12 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04014322
Start Date
December 12 2020
End Date
December 1 2024
Last Update
September 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Montefiore Behavioral Health Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461