Exploratory Study of Switching From Combustible Cigarettes to the BIDI E-cigarette

Rose Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Other: BIDI Stick e-cigarette

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05855343

BIDI

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to shed light on the importance of nicotine pharmacokinetics in switching to a reduced-harm product by fully matching the nicotine pharmacokinetics of smokers' usual brands of cigarettes.

The primary objective is to ascertain the degree of smoking reduction when smokers attempt to switch to an e-cigarette that matches peak nicotine concentrations of a cigarette.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 22 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Has signed the ICF and is able to understand the information provided in the ICF.
2. Is 22 to 65 years of age (inclusive) at screening.
3. Smokes ≥ 10 commercially available CCs per day (no brand restrictions), for the last 12 months.
4. Expired air CO reading of at least 10 ppm as assessed at the screening session.
5. Interested in switching to an electronic cigarette.
6. Willing and able to comply with the requirements of the study.
7. Owns a smart phone with text message and data capabilities compatible with necessary surveys.

Exclusion criteria

1. Is unhealthy or cannot participate in the study for any reason (e.g., medical, psychiatric, and/or social reason) as judged by the Investigator or designated medical staff based on all available assessments from the screening period (e.g., vital signs, physical examination, ECG, concomitant medications and medical history).

2. PHQ-9 score greater than 9, or a score greater than 0 on item #9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way") at screening.

3. Planned use of an FDA-approved smoking cessation product during the study.

4. High Blood Pressure (systolic >150 mm Hg, diastolic >95 mm Hg) at screening.

5. Body mass index (BMI) less than 15.0 kg/m2 or greater than 40.0 kg/m2 at screening.

6. Coronary heart disease, structural cardiac disease (including, but not limited to valvular heart disease or cardiac murmurs), cardiac dysrhythmias, syncope, cardiac chest pain, or history of heart attack or heart failure.

7. Has received psychotherapy or behavioral treatments within 30 days of screening, or during the study.

8. Taking antidepressants or psychoactive medications (e.g. antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, hypnotics).

9. Use of any of these products in the past 30 days:

   1. Illegal drugs (or if the urine drug screen is positive for cocaine, THC, amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), or opiates without a medical prescription);
   2. Experimental (investigational) drugs that are unknown to participant;
   3. Chronic opiate use.

10. Use of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff), cigars (except for "Black & Mild" cigars or Cigarillos), pipes, hookah, e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy or other smoking cessation treatments within 14 days of screening.

11. Pregnant or nursing (by self-report) or positive pregnancy test.

12. Enrollment is complete.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

BIDI Stick e-cigarette

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: BIDI Stick e-cigarette