NCT07215065

Examining Heavy Metal Exposure and Respiratory Health in Young Adult Electronic Cigarette Users

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 29 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study investigates heavy metal exposure in young adults who use electronic cigarettes.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Identify and quantify heavy metals (HM) concentration in the saliva of e-cigarette users. II. Examine changes in pulmonary functioning and HM concentration pre/post vaping. III. Examine the association between vaping intensity and HM concentration in the saliva of e-cigarette users. OUTLINE: This is an observational study. Participants vape their own electronic cigarette device as much or as little as they like over 30 minutes on study. Participants also undergo saliva sample collection, spirometry to measure respiratory function, and complete questionnaires.

Conditions

• Heavy Metal Exposure From Vaping

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Non-Interventional Study	Non-Interventional Study

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-22
• Primary completion: 2026-05-31
• Completion: 2026-05-31
• First posted: 2025-10-10
• Last updated: 2026-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States