Research Volunteers Needed!
This study titled, THE AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY PROFILE OF E-CIGARETTE USERS is being conducted under the direction of Dr. Mario Perez, in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at UConn Health
IRB NUMBER: 17-045-2
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE $100 Compensation
To be eligible volunteers must meet the following criteria:
Be between 18-55 years old.
Be a daily user of e-cigarettes for at least 1 year
Have no known drug allergies.
Must not have any medical, including allergic rhino-sinusitis, or psychological condition for which the
use a daily medication has been prescribed.
Must not have any of the following: a history of pulmonary disease, including asthma, COPD or any
condition for which subjects require the use of inhaled medications
This study involves 1 visit which will take up to 2 hour at UCONN Health Farmington, CRC. The visit involves health questions, a
questionnaire, brief physical exam, blood draw and sputum induction to obtain sputum
Call (860) 679-3088 for more information & to see if you are eligible.
For more information, contact: Paul Appleton at pappleton@uchc.edu