NCT04219189

The Acute Effect of Vaping on Food Intake

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study assesses the acute effects of a standardized 20-minute vaping episode compared to a non-vaping control condition on ad libitum food intake during a 30-minute buffet meal, occurring approximately 45 minutes after the vaping episode

Detailed description

Weight control is a common motive for cigarette smoking and nicotine has been shown to suppress appetite and increase resting metabolic rate, and also serves as a behavioral alternative to eating or a distraction from hunger or food craving. Data on the acute effect of e-cigarette use ('vaping') on ad libitum food intake are non-existent. Given that many e-cigarette users report vaping for weight control and that certain e-cigarettes are being actively marketed for weight management and/or suppression of food cravings, addressing this research gap is of the utmost importance.

Conditions

• Energy Intake
• Food Intake
• E-Cig Use
• Appetite

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Vaping condition	Participants will be asked to use a JUUL device to vape 20 puffs over 20 minutes. Participants will use JUUL pods with \~5% nicotine by weight. The anticipated amount of nicotine that will be absorbed with 20 puffs is approximately 1.6 mg, which is equal to approximately 1.5 cigarettes.
OTHER	Control condition	Participants will have access to an uncharged JUUL device with an empty pod for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-22
• Primary completion: 2022-09-21
• Completion: 2022-09-21
• First posted: 2020-01-06
• Last updated: 2023-12-05
• Results posted: 2023-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States