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Sensorimotor Replacement With Electronic and De-nicotinised Cigarettes

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Open to: ALL

Age: 18.0 - N/A

London

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There are currently two sensorimotor replacement products which may be of benefit in smoking cessation: de-nicotinised cigarettes (denics) and electronic cigarettes (ECs), and the purpose of this project is to investigate whether these replacements can help to alleviate tobacco withdrawal symptoms in smokers, during a period of abstinence. This project will be separated into two studies, following the same design and procedures.

Study 1 will seek to confirm the importance of sensorimotor cues by comparing the efficacy of a nicotine-free EC in alleviating withdrawal symptoms, to a behavioural distraction tool (e.g. stress ball) which provides no smoking-related cues.

Study 2 will investigate whether sensorimotor replacements which are more proximal to smoking (i.e. Denics), will be more effective in alleviating withdrawal symptoms than a replacement which only delivers some of the conditioned sensorimotor cues (i.e. ECs).

The investigators hypothesise that the EC will be more effective at reducing withdrawal symptoms compared to the stress ball in Study 1. In Study 2, it is hypothesised that the Denic will be more effective than the EC.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

May 2012 Mar 2013

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : BEHAVIORAL
Intervention Description : In a cross over design, participants will be randomly allocated to:

1. use a stress ball for 5 minutes during a 1 hour controlled experiment. They will also use the stress ball for one day outside of the study centre.2. use a nicotine-free EC for 5 minutes during a 1 hour controlled experiment. They will also use the EC ad-libitum for one day outside of the study centre.

One week later participants will complete the other arm.

Intervention Arm Group : Nicotine-free Electronic Cigarette (1);Stress Ball;

Intervention Type : BEHAVIORAL
Intervention Description : In a cross over design, participants will be randomly allocated to:

1. use a nicotine-free EC for 5 minutes during a 1 hour controlled experiment. They will also use the EC ad-libitum for one day outside of the study centre.2. smoke 1 de-nicotinised cigarette during a 1 hour controlled experiment. They will also be given a pack to smoke ad-libitum for one day outside of the study centre.

One week later participants will complete the other arm.

Intervention Arm Group : De-nicotinised Cigarette;Nicotine-free Electronic Cigarette (2);



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Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Tobacco Dependence Research Unit
    London
    E1 2JH


The study is sponsored by Queen Mary University of London




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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT01414998
Last updated 19 March 2013

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