This study will evaluate the effects of a reward devaluation strategy, which has been researched in the past, combined/augmented with the medication d-cycloserine in assisting smokers to switch from combustible cigarette (CC) to Juul.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
d-cycloserine (DCS) 100 mg taken orally, once a day for six weeks.
Juul use as often as the participant likes for 12 weeks.
Rose Research Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Rose Research Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Smoking Abstinence based on Self-Report
Complete switching from combustible cigarette use at each time point will be defined by a self-report of no cigarette smoking (not even a puff) since the prior session.
Time frame: During weeks 3-6 and 9-12 post-switching date.
Smoking Abstinence based on Expired Air Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Complete switching from combustible cigarette use at each time point will be confirmed by an expired air CO reading of less than 5 ppm.
Time frame: End of Week 6, End of Week 12
Reduction in Cigarettes Per Day
Reduction in the number of reports cigarettes smoked per day over the previous seven days (at each time point) compared to baseline.
Time frame: Week 6, Week 12, Six-Month Follow-Up
Reduction in Expired Air Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Reduction in Expired Air Carbon Monoxide (CO) compared to baseline.
Time frame: End of Week 6, End of Week 12
Change in rewarding effects for cigarettes and e-cigarettes at 6 weeks post switch
o assess subjective satisfaction and other perceived rewarding or aversive effects accompanying e-cigarette use and combustible cigarette use using the modified (e-Cigarette) Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire. This questionnaire contains five subscale scores: smoking satisfaction (satisfying, tastes good, enjoy smoking), psychological rewards (calms down, more awake, less irritable, helps concentrate, reduces hunger), aversion (dizziness, nauseated), enjoyment of respiratory tract sensations (single-item assessment), craving reduction (single-item assessment). Participants will be asked to assess the 12 items of the questionnaire on a 7-point scale, ranging from "1-not at all" to "7-extremely".
Time frame: End of Week 6
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