e-Cigarettes Versus NRT Gum for Smoking Cessation

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2013-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a randomized trial comparing electronic cigarettes (e-Cigarettes) to nicotine gum for smoking cessation. Participants will be randomly assigned to either e-cigarette use or nicotine gum use during a quit attempt. All participants will have a one hour meeting with a tobacco treatment specialist to develop a quit plan and set a quit date. Quit status will be determined at 12 weeks after the quit date. Continued use of nicotine replacement (either e-Cigarette or nicotine gum) and satisfaction with the treatment assignment will be evaluated.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Creighton University
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Smokes at least five cigarettes per day

• No current or previous regular use of e-cigarettes

• Ready to quit smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of smokeless or pipe tobacco

• Smoke more than 40 cigarettes per day

• Pregnant or breastfeeding

• Unable to chew gum due to dental or jaw problems

• Myocardial infarction (heart attack) within the previous 12 months

• Hypersensitivity to propylene glycol or nicotine gum