The Effects of Menthol as Delivered by an Electronic Cigarette on the Desirability of Nicotine in Tobacco Users

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

57

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 26, 2014

Primary Completion Date

July 11, 2016

Study Completion Date

July 11, 2016

Conditions
Nicotine Dependence
Interventions
DRUG

nicotine

In each of 3 test sessions, subjects in each arm will receive a randomized sequence of three intravenous infusions (30 sec each), one hour apart. The infusions will consist of saline, nicotine (.25 mg / 70kg) and nicotine (0.5 mg / 70 kg). The randomized sequence will remain the same between test sessions for a given subject.

DRUG

menthol

In each of 3 test sessions, subjects will take 6 inhalations from the study e-cigarette, one inhalation every 15 seconds, of the randomized menthol condition for that test session ust prior to each intravenous infusion. The menthol conditions are: 3.2% menthol, 0.5% menthol and tobacco-flavor only (0.0% menthol)

Trial Locations (2)

06516

Connecticut VA Healthcare System, West Haven

VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

lead

Yale University

OTHER

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