N/A
Completed N=60
E-Cigarettes and Financial Incentives to Promote Tobacco Harm Reduction Among Adults Accessing Shelter Services
Cigarette Smoking
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03743532 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Combustible Cigarette Cessation — 1; 4 Participants
Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and potential efficacy of 1) e-cigarette switching (EC) or 2) e-cigarette switching + financial incentives for combustible cigarette cessation (EC+FI)
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Combustible Cigarette Cessation |
3; 4 | — |
| SECONDARY Combustible Cigarette Cessation (Complete Case Analysis) |
3; 4 | — |
| SECONDARY Expired Carbon Monoxide (CO), Parts Per Million (Ppm), Change From Baseline |
-4.57; -7.23 | — |
| SECONDARY Days of Combustible Cigarette Smoking, Past 7 Days |
2.79; 3.73 | — |
| SECONDARY Days of E-cigarette Use, Past 7 Days |
4.15; 4.18 | — |
| SECONDARY Follow-Up Completion |
14; 13 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
- ≥21 years of age
- Expired CO level ≥8 ppm suggestive of current smoking
- reported smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day
- Willing and able to attend 8 study visits over a 10-week period
- Interested in switching from CCs to ECs
- Willing to abstain from smoking cannabis for the duration of the study
- Able to speak and understand English
- Demonstrated >6th grade English literacy by earning a score ≥4 on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF),
- Able to read a 3-sentence selection from the consent form
- Not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03743532). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.