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

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Montefiore Behavioral Health Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461