COMPLETED

Assessing E-Cigarettes for Tobacco Harm Reduction in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This study investigates the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term effects of providing 4 weeks of complimentary electronic cigarettes (ECs) to 30 individuals who did not quit after smoking cessation treatment provided in the context of lung cancer screening and do not plan to quit smoking. This open-label single-arm pilot clinical trial will test the impact of EC provision on: 1) study feasibility, 2) EC acceptability, 3) tobacco use behavior (e.g., cigarettes per day, EC use), and 4) biomarkers (e.g., carbon monoxide, cotinine, and anabasine). Participants will be asked to switch from combustible cigarettes to the NJOY ACE 5% nicotine electronic cigarette (EC) for 4 weeks. They will be followed an additional 4 weeks after EC provision ends (to 8 weeks). The first study hypothesis is that more than 40% of eligible smokers who are offered participation in the trial will enroll, and that 75% of enrollees will complete the trial. The second study hypothesis is that participants will report fewer cigarettes smoked per day at the end of 4 weeks of EC provision, relative to their baseline values.

Official Title

Assessing E-Cigarettes for Tobacco Harm Reduction in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-23
Study Completion:2025-12-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06472869

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Participants who completed the Screen Assist study (NCT03611881) and self-reported smoking cigarettes at the end of the study were asked to complete a survey to ascertain their potential interest in participating in a research study to test the effects of switching from combustible cigarettes (CC) to electronic cigarettes (EC). Individuals who expressed interest in switching to EC on that survey were screened for eligibility for this pilot study
  2. * Smoked ≥5 cigarettes/day in past month
  3. * Smoking status at study entry confirmed by breath carbon monoxide (CO) ≥ 6ppm
  4. * Willing to try switching from CC to EC for 4 weeks
  5. * Owns a mobile telephone
  6. * English speaking
  7. * Willing to travel to the Massachusetts General Hospital campus for 3 in-person visits.
  1. * Plans to quit smoking and has set a quit date in the next 30 days
  2. * Used smoking cessation treatment in the past 30 days
  3. * Used EC on \>2 days in the past 30 days
  4. * Hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, stroke, pneumonia or chronic pulmonary disease/asthma exacerbation in the past 1 month
  5. * Not willing to abstain from smoking marijuana in the 24h before each study visit

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Nancy A. Rigotti, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jaqueline C Avila, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Massachusetts, Boston

Study Locations (Sites)

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Nancy A. Rigotti, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Jaqueline C Avila, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-23
Study Completion Date2025-12-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-23
Study Completion Date2025-12-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Tobacco Use Disorder

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Electronic Cigarette Use
  • Smoking, Cigarette
  • Nicotine Dependence