Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Methadone-Maintained Smokers Switching to E-Cigarettes

Lead Sponsor:

Butler Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Nicotine Dependence

Electronic Cigarette Use

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Participants in this randomized clinical trial will be methadone-maintained smokers interested in switching to electronic cigarettes (ECs). There will be a total of 7 study visits over the course of 6...

Detailed Description

Participants in this randomized clinical trial will be methadone-maintained smokers interested in switching to electronic cigarettes (ECs). There will be a total of 7 study visits over the course of 6...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • moderate to heavy cigarette smokers (10 cigarettes/day for \> 1 yr; breath CO \> 10 ppm)
  • have been receiving methadone for at least three months
  • attend at least weekly to receive methadone dose
  • speak English
  • have a telephone or access to a telephone
  • are available over the next 6 weeks
  • are interested in switching to either electronic cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy

Exclusion

  • use of ECs on \> 2 of the past 30 days
  • currently use medications that may reduce smoking (e.g., bupropion, varenicline, NRT)
  • have unstable psychiatric conditions
  • have near-daily or daily use of marijuana
  • are pregnant
  • had a cardiovascular event in the last month
  • daily medication for asthma or COPD

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 31 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05206435

Start Date

March 31 2022

End Date

June 30 2025

Last Update

November 15 2024

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Butler Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906