Assessing Toxicity of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

85

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 20, 2017

Primary Completion Date

September 25, 2018

Study Completion Date

September 25, 2018

Conditions
Waterpipe Smoking
Interventions
DEVICE

Differential effects of waterpipe smoking practices on toxicity of waterpipe tobacco smoke

In a repeated measures design, 50 adult male and female exclusive WP tobacco smokers will smoke WP tobacco weekly over a 3-week study period with 3 WP smoking practices as follows: 1) using room temperature water in the WP jar, 2) adding ice cubes to the water in the WP jar, and 3) using a charcoal-free electronic WP head to heat the tobacco. Six Spot first morning urine samples will be provided by participants. Two urine samples per each of the 3 smoking sessions. Urine samples will be provided on the day of the WP tobacco smoking session and the following day. Physiological measures will be taken at Baseline during the office visit and before and after each of the 3 WP tobacco smoking sessions.

Trial Locations (1)

92123

Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, San Diego

All Listed Sponsors
lead

San Diego State University

OTHER

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