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  • Volunteers Needed for ECIG, Cigarette Study

    Research Volunteers Needed for Airway Profile in E-Cig Users, Cigarette Users and Non-Smokers study

    Participating in this research study will help us learn more about the airway inflammation that occurs in users of electronic cigarettes compared to regular cigarette smokers and to non-smokers. We think this research will provide valuable information about the airway damage that occurs in people who use e-cig and regular cigarettes.

    To be eligible volunteers must meet the following criteria:

    1. Be between 18-55 years old.
    2. Be a daily user of e-cigarettes for at least 1 year or daily use of conventional cigarettes for at least a year or a never smoker (defined as less than 100 cigarettes or e-cigarettes smoked in a lifetime and no tobacco products within the last year).
    3. Have no known drug allergies.
    4. Must not have any medical, including allergic rhino-sinusitis, or psychological condition for which the use a daily medication has been prescribed.
    5. 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

    Participants will receive $100 compensation.

    This study involves only 1 visit which will take about 2 hour. The visit involves health questions, a questionnaire, brief physical exam, blood draw and sputum induction to obtain sputum. Monetary compensation will be provided.

    For more information, contact: Tom Kiely at 860-679-1707