E-cigarette vs. Nicotine Inhaler Comparisons

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey41 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is to get information from current smokers about how they feel towards both the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and the nicotine oral inhaler. This will include beliefs, harms, appeal, ease of use, enjoyment, and their use for helping people stop smoking.

Subjects will be seen at Baseline, then 3-days post-baseline, then 9 days post-baseline for post product use questionnaires and carbon monoxide monitoring. The time frame for follow up is 6 months post Baseline visit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking

Interventions

Electronic CigaretteOTHER

Subject will use electronic cigarette for 3 days.

Nicotrol InhalerOTHER

Subjects will use the Nicotrol Inhaler for 3 days.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects will be smokers 18 years or older, who have had no previous experience with either the e-cigarette or the nicotine oral inhaler, and will be recruited from the local community. They can currently smoke any amount or frequency and with any level of motivation to stop smoking. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria include recent (within 2 weeks) myocardial infarction or angina, poorly controlled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , active substance abuse, pregnancy, or current use of any other cessation medications

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satisfaction of devices on Likert Scale

The goal of this study is to gather data from current smokers regarding their perceptions and experiences with both the e-cigarette and the nicotine oral inhaler over a 6 month time period.

Time frame: 6 months (August 2012-December 2013)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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