This study is in progress, not accepting new patients

Cardiovascular Assessment of the Effects of Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products

a study on Tobacco

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18-50 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at San Francisco, California
Dates
study started
estimated completion
Principal Investigator
by Peter Ganz, M.D.
Photo of Peter Ganz
Peter Ganz

Description

Summary

The overarching goal of this project is to develop a panel of cardiovascular risk biomarkers that can detect differences in the cardiovascular safety of various tobacco products, whether conventional, new or emerging, in order to help the FDA with the task of regulating them. This will be achieved through 4 aims: Aim 1: Determine the relative contributions of nicotine and combustion products to the cardiovascular risk of active cigarette smoking. Aim 2: Determine which cardiovascular risk biomarkers are affected by exposure to secondhand smoke. Aim 3: Determine the cardiovascular risk of smokeless tobacco use. Aim 4: Determine the cardiovascular risk of electronic cigarettes and the respective contributions of nicotine and electronic cigarette vapor.

Details

Cigarette smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 In contrast, the cardiovascular risks of other popular tobacco products (smokeless tobacco), new tobacco products ( e-cigarettes) and proposed products (reduced nicotine cigarettes) are not adequately understood. The FDA will need information about the cardiovascular safety of these products to inform their regulatory decisions. While long-term clinical outcome studies of the cardiovascular risks of these tobacco products would be optimal, they take too long to provide the data that the FDA needs now. Disturbances in the function of vascular endothelium (the lining of arteries, which plays an important role in regulating vascular function) and the activation of the autonomic nervous system, as well as increased inflammation, oxidative stress and propensity to thrombosis (clotting), are key mechanisms in the progression of CVD and validated biomarkers of CVD risk. These biomarkers form the basis for our model to assess the CVD risks of tobacco product use and secondhand smoke exposure. We will conduct controlled, short-term exposures of human subjects to test products that provide a wide range of nicotine, particle, and other cardiovascular toxin concentrations to determine how these components associated with tobacco use adversely affect cardiovascular risk.

Keywords

Adverse Effect of Other Agents Primarily Affecting the Cardiovascular System, Initial Encounter Cardiovascular tobacco cigarettes secondhand cigarette smoke SHS smokeless tobacco chewing tobacco snus electronic cigarettes vapor particles oxidative stress flow-mediated dilation (FMD) FMD Nicotine Cigarette, NIDA test type with 16.6 mg nicotine Cigarette, NIDA test type with <0.45 mg nicotine Electronic cigarette with 18 mg/ml nicotine Electronic Cigarette with no nicotine Moist snuff Secondhand cigarette smoke (SHS) Conditioned, filtered air Cigarette smokers Nonsmokers Smokeless tobacco users e-cigarette users

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18-50

  • All Groups: Age 18-50
  • Can tolerate withholding their medications for two weeks at a time
  • Group 1: Active smokers
  • Group 2: Nonsmokers
  • Group 3: Active users of smokeless tobacco
  • Group 4: Active users of electronic cigarettes
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for E-Cigarette Users:
  • Currently use ofe-cigarettes > 5 times a day
  • Has used e-cigarettes for >3 months
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for Active Smokers: Currently smoke >5 cigarettes per day ≥ 1 pack year

You CAN'T join if...

  • Exclusion Criteria for all subjects
  • Physician diagnosis of:
  • asthma
  • heart disease
  • hypertension
  • dyslipidemia
  • thyroid disease
  • diabetes
  • renal or liver impairment
  • glaucoma.
  • Unstable psychiatric condition (such as current major depression, history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder)
  • current use of more than two psychiatric medications
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding (by history)
  • Alcohol, opiate, cocaine, amphetamine or methamphetamine dependence within the past 5 years
  • BMI > 35 and < 18
  • Current opiate, cocaine, amphetamine or methamphetamine use (by history or urine test)
  • Occupational exposure to smoke, dusts and fumes
  • Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
  • Unable to communicate in English
  • Additional Exclusion Criteria for Active Smokers:
  • Unable to hold marijuana for 1 week prior to each study visit.
  • Exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) <10 ppm at each visit
  • Negative salivary cotinine test using a rapid-read, over the counter test with 30 ng/ml cutoff
  • Additional Exclusion Criteria for Nonsmokers:
  • More than 1 pack year smoking history
  • Quit smoking < 5 years ago
  • Ever a daily marijuana smoker
  • Smoked anything within the last 3 months
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for Smokeless Tobacco Users:
  • Use of moist oral snuff > 5 times a day
  • Has used moist oral snuff for at least 0.5 years
  • Additional Exclusion Criteria for Smokeless Tobacco Users:
  • Current smoker
  • Quit smoking < 0.5 years ago
  • Additional Exclusion Criteria for E-Cigarette Users:
  • Current use of other tobacco products
  • Unable to hold marijuana for 1 week prior to each study visit

Location

  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco California 94143 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSF

  • Peter Ganz, M.D.
    Professor, Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 125 research publications.

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT01964807
Study Type
Interventional
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