Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Electronic Cigarette-derived Oxidants and Cardiopulmonary Effects

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-74 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study on the impact of switching from cigarettes to Electronic Cigarettes (EC) on disease-related clinical symptoms and biomarkers of harm in smokers with preexisting Chronic Obstructi...

Detailed Description

Smokers with COPD have a higher pack-year history and nicotine dependence compared to regular smokers as exemplified by the relatively large proportion of patients diagnosed with COPD that continue to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mild to moderate COPD
  • Smokes a popular brand of cigarette
  • Willing to use an e-cigarette to reduce cigarette smoking down to 75% of their daily baseline cigarette use
  • Ability to read, write and understand English
  • Ability to provide informed consent and attend study visits

Exclusion

  • History of active, chronic drug abuse or alcohol abuse problems
  • Actively changing smoking behavior
  • Unwilling or unable to provide blood samples
  • Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or nursing
  • Use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in the past 30 days
  • Recent history (\< 6 months) of myocardial infarction (MI)
  • Any unstable or life threatening cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac arrhythmia requiring intervention or drug therapy within the past year. Antiarrhythmic drugs include amiodarone, flecainide, IV ibutilide, IV lidocaine, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, tocainide
  • Hospitalization for heart failure (NY Heart Association III or IV) within the past year
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Known allergy to vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol
  • History of seizures or medications to prevent seizures

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 22 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05239793

Start Date

November 22 2022

End Date

June 30 2026

Last Update

October 27 2025

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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

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