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:
- Be between 18-55 years old.
- 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).
- 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
- Participants will receive $40 compensation.
- This study involves only 1 visit which will take about 2.5 hour. The visit involves health questions, a questionnaire, brief physical exam, blood draw and sputum induction to obtain sputum. Monetary compensation will be provided. Call (860) 679-1707 for more information & to see if you are eligible.
This study titled, THE AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY PROFILE OF E-CIGARETTE USERS is being conducted at UConn Health under the direction of Dr. Mario Perez, in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at UConn Health.
IRB NUMBER: 17-045-2
IRB APPROVAL DATE: 12/01/2016
IRB EXPIRATION DATE: 11/10/2017
For more information, contact: Tom Kiely at 860-679-1707