Study to Evaluate Constituents in Exhaled Breath and Room Air From Use of E-vapor Products and Conventional Cigarettes

NCT ID: NCT03605641

Last Updated: 2021-06-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-17

Study Completion Date

2018-12-02

Brief Summary

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An open-label, single center, three-arm observational study to examine emissions from e-cigarettes versus conventional cigarettes under three environmental settings of typical residential, office and hospitality facilities.

Detailed Description

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Specific constituents will be measured in exhaled breath samples (EBS) from adult e-vapor product users and smokers when they are using e-vapor products or smoking conventional cigarettes. These constituents and particle counts (PC), will be measured in the room air samples (RAS) collected in the environmental exposure chamber (EEC) where adult e-cigarette users and smokers are using electronic cigarettes or smoking conventional cigarettes.

All subjects will undergo a Screening Visit to assess if they meet study eligibility criteria. If all eligibility criteria are met and the subject signs informed consent, the subject will be assigned to one of three groups: Group I (JUUL), Group II (VUSE Solo), or Group III (Conventional Cigarettes).

All three Groups will be sequentially observed in environmental settings 1 (residential), 2 (office), and 3 (hospitality). The observation period allocated for each environmental setting will be 2-days and 2-overnights for Groups I and II, and 1-day and 1-overnight for Group III. Each observation period will be referred to as a "Clinic Visit".

Subjects will move on to subsequent Environment Settings (Clinic Visits 2 or 3) after completion of the previous Clinic Visit (1 or 2).

Subjects must return to the clinic for Clinic Visit 1 within 60 days of the Screening Visit. Clinic Visit 2 must occur 7 ± 2 days after the Clinic Visit 1, and Clinic Visit 3 must occur 7 ± 2 days after Clinic Visit 2.

Conditions

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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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JUUL electronic cigarette

JUUL electronic cigarette. Virginia Tobacco 5% tobacco-derived nicotine.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

JUUL

Intervention Type OTHER

JUUL Virginia Tobacco

VUSE Solo electronic cigarette

Reynolds American International VUSE Solo electronic cigarette. Original flavor 4.8% tobacco-derived nicotine.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

VUSE Solo

Intervention Type OTHER

VUSE SOLO Original

Conventional cigarette

Canadian purchased, store bought (not hand-rolled) conventional full-flavored cigarettes of subjects' preference.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional Cigarette

Intervention Type OTHER

Subject preferred conventional cigarette

Interventions

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JUUL

JUUL Virginia Tobacco

Intervention Type OTHER

VUSE Solo

VUSE SOLO Original

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional Cigarette

Subject preferred conventional cigarette

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must satisfy the following criteria before being enrolled into the study. Subjects must:

1. Be informed of the nature of the study and agree to and are able to read, review, and sign the informed consent document (in English) prior to the first study procedure. The Investigator must be satisfied that the volunteer has the ability to read and communicate in English in order to participate in the study.
2. Subjects screened as a part of an IRB-approved General Screening Protocol at the CRO site may be included in this study without additional Screening procedures provided all the required Screening procedures have been performed within 60 days prior to Clinic Visit 1.
3. Be a healthy male or female volunteer aged 21 - 65 years at the time of Screening Visit.
4. Have a positive urine cotinine result at Screening (Screening Visit) of \>200 ng/ml.
5. Be judged by the Investigator to be in good general health as documented by the medical history, physical examination (including but may not be limited to an evaluation of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and central nervous systems), vital sign assessments, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), clinical laboratory assessments, and by general observations. Any abnormalities or deviations outside the normal ranges for any clinical testing (laboratory tests, ECG, vital signs) can be repeated at the discretion of the Investigator and judged to be not clinically significant for study participation.
6. Agree to abide by the study restrictions and return for the required assessments.
7. Have a self-reported daily conventional cigarette consumption rate of a minimum of 10 cigarettes per day for a minimum of 3 months prior to Screening Visit.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects must not:

1. Report receiving any investigational product within 30 days prior to Screening (Screening Visit).
2. Report any presence or history of a clinically significant disorder involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, urologic, gastrointestinal, hepatic, immunologic, hematologic, endocrine, oncologic or neurologic system(s) or psychiatric disease as determined by the Investigator.
3. Have any clinically significant results from laboratory tests, physical examinations, vital signs assessments, and electrocardiograms, as judged by the Investigator.
4. Report a clinically significant illness during the 30 days prior to enrollment, as determined by the Investigator.
5. Report a history of drug or alcohol addiction or abuse within the past 1 year.
6. Have positive screen for alcohol or drugs of abuse at Screening (Screening Visit) or check-in at Clinical Visit 1.
7. Have positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV).
8. Have body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2 or less than 18 kg/m2 at Screening (Screening Visit).
9. Have used prescription anti-diabetic medication and/or insulin therapy within 12 months of Screening (Screening Visit).
10. Have taken medication for depression or asthma within 6 months of Screening (Screening Visit).
11. Have used prescription or over-the-counter bronchodilator medication (eg, inhaled or oral β-agonists) within 6 months of Screening (Screening Visit).
12. Be breast-feeding or pregnant female subjects (confirmed by a positive pregnancy test). Female subjects, who are considered women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) and sexually active, must be willing and able to use an acceptable method of contraception from Screening (Screening Visit) through the end of the study.
13. Be allergic to propylene glycol or glycerin.
14. Be or have a first-degree relative (ie, parent, sibling or child) be a current employee of the Sponsor or Site.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Inflamax Research Incorporated

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Juul Labs, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Couroux, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Inflamax Research

Locations

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Inflamax Research Limited

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Bam TS, Bellew W, Berezhnova I, Jackson-Morris A, Jones A, Latif E, Molinari MA, Quan G, Singh RJ, Wisotzky M; Tobacco Control Department International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Position statement on electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Jan;18(1):5-7. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0815. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24365545 (View on PubMed)

Schober W, Szendrei K, Matzen W, Osiander-Fuchs H, Heitmann D, Schettgen T, Jorres RA, Fromme H. Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) impairs indoor air quality and increases FeNO levels of e-cigarette consumers. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2014 Jul;217(6):628-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.11.003. Epub 2013 Dec 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24373737 (View on PubMed)

Schripp T, Markewitz D, Uhde E, Salthammer T. Does e-cigarette consumption cause passive vaping? Indoor Air. 2013 Feb;23(1):25-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00792.x. Epub 2012 Jul 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22672560 (View on PubMed)

Czogala J, Goniewicz ML, Fidelus B, Zielinska-Danch W, Travers MJ, Sobczak A. Secondhand exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettes. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Jun;16(6):655-62. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt203. Epub 2013 Dec 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24336346 (View on PubMed)

Chang H. Research gaps related to the environmental impacts of electronic cigarettes. Tob Control. 2014 May;23 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii54-8. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051480.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24732165 (View on PubMed)

Liu J, Liang Q, Oldham MJ, Rostami AA, Wagner KA, Gillman IG, Patel P, Savioz R, Sarkar M. Determination of Selected Chemical Levels in Room Air and on Surfaces after the Use of Cartridge- and Tank-Based E-Vapor Products or Conventional Cigarettes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Aug 28;14(9):969. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14090969.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28846634 (View on PubMed)

Hess IM, Lachireddy K, Capon A. A systematic review of the health risks from passive exposure to electronic cigarette vapour. Public Health Res Pract. 2016 Apr 15;26(2):2621617. doi: 10.17061/phrp2621617.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27734060 (View on PubMed)

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016. Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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755-00045

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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