NCT01785537

The Efficacy and Safety of Electronic Cigarettes: a 5-year Follow-up Study

Multicentric 5-year Follow-up Study to Assess the Efficacy of E-cigarettes as a Tool for Smoking Cessation and to Compare the Risk of Smoking-related Diseases Among Electronic and Traditional Cigarette Smokers, and Smokers of Both.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,050 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main aim of this multicentric 5-year follow-up study is to evaluate for the first time the long-term efficacy and safety (in terms of smoking-related serious diseases requiring hospitalization) of e-cigarette smoking, comparing its health effects with those of traditional cigarette smoking and mixed electronic and traditional cigarette smoking. The study will also permit to evaluate, over a 5-year follow-up, the self-reported quality of life, and the reported adverse events according to current and past smoking habit. Finally, the study will also explore the long-term adherence to e-cigarette smoking and its efficacy of e-cigarettes in reducing and/or quitting traditional cigarette smoking.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
• Cancer of the Lung
• Cancer of the Bladder
• Cancer of the Stomach

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2013-02-07
• Last updated: 2017-05-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy