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NCT number NCT02206737
Other study ID # CW14025
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received July 31, 2014
Last updated July 31, 2014
Start date July 2014

Study information

Verified date July 2014
Source Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Matthew J Pywell, MBBS
Phone 07540644102
Email matthew.pywell@nhs.net
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United Kingdom: National Health Service
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cigarette smoking is associated with poor wound healing and worse results after hand surgery. Nicotine and cigarette smoke has been shown to affect blood flow in blood vessels in the hand.

Patients are increasingly using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a method of quitting smoking. E-cigarettes consist of a replaceable nicotine cartridge, a heating element and a battery source. They are able to deliver vaporised nicotine in the absence of other ingredients found in normal cigarettes such as tar and carbon monoxide.

Although e-cigarettes lack a lot of the harmful ingredients of regular cigarettes, nicotine still has toxic effects on the body. Nicotine causes the release of chemicals within the body that act to reduce blood flow in small blood vessels of the hand.

E-cigarettes remain a controversial topic among healthcare professionals due to the lack of research surrounding them. A recently published literature review identified only three significant studies into the effects of smoking e-cigarettes. All of these studies showed the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on the lungs but to date, there is no published research investigating the effects of e-cigarettes on the blood flow within the small blood vessels of the hand.

Currently, we advise patients to quit smoking after they sustain a hand injury to improve healing and recent research suggests that patients should be advised to quit smoking 4 weeks before routine hand surgery. However, there is no guidance on whether we should also advice patients to refrain from using e-cigarettes for this time period.

Our aims are to answer the following questions:

1. Do electronic cigarettes have any effect on the blood flow in the hand?

2. Do we need to give cessation advice to patients with hand injuries who smoke electronic cigarettes?


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date September 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Volunteers between 18-65yrs

- Volunteers with no co-morbidities

- Volunteers with no history of oral infections

Exclusion Criteria:

- Volunteers with ongoing co-morbidities requiring medical treatment

- Volunteers with a history of oral infections e.g Herpes Simplex Virus

- Volunteers who lack capacity to consent to the study

- Volunteers who are currently on nicotine replacement therapy

- Volunteers who have had use of a cigarette or nicotine containing product within 4 hours of beginning the study

- Volunteers who have previously quit smoking

Study Design

Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
No nicotine e-cigarette

Low dose nicotine e-cigarette

High dose nicotine e-cigarette


Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom Chelsea and Westminster Hospital London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (6)

Bullen C, Howe C, Laugesen M, McRobbie H, Parag V, Williman J, Walker N. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2013 Nov 16;382(9905):1629-37. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61842-5. Epub 2013 Sep 9. — View Citation

Fischer-Rasokat U, Spyridopoulos I, Walter J, Honold J, Zeiher AM, Fichtlscherer S. Microvascular dysfunction and pulse wave reflection characterize different vascular pathologies in patients at cardiovascular risk. Vasa. 2012 May;41(3):192-9. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000185. — View Citation

Palazzolo DL. Electronic cigarettes and vaping: a new challenge in clinical medicine and public health. A literature review. Front Public Health. 2013 Nov 18;1:56. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00056. Review. — View Citation

Petschke FT, Engelhardt TO, Ulmer H, Piza-Katzer H. [Effect of cigarette smoking on skin perfusion of the hand]. Chirurg. 2006 Nov;77(11):1022-6. German. — View Citation

van Adrichem LN, Hovius SE, van Strik R, van der Meulen JC. Acute effects of cigarette smoking on microcirculation of the thumb. Br J Plast Surg. 1992 Jan;45(1):9-11. — View Citation

Wei DH, Strauch RJ. Smoking and hand surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Jan;38(1):176-9; quiz 179. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.08.018. Epub 2012 Nov 7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Microcirculation after smoking different doses of electronic cigarettes Microcirculation prior to any intervention Microcirculation following inhalation of the e-cigarette with no nicotine cartridge installed (0-30 minutes) Microcirculation following inhalation of the e-cigarette with a low dose nicotine cartridge installed (0-30 minutes) Microcirculation following inhalation of the e-cigarette with a high dose nicotine cartridge installed (0-30 minutes) 2 hours No
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