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NCT04218708 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Electronic Cigarettes as a Harm Reduction Strategy Among People Living With HIV/AIDS

A NA study, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
64
Enrollment target

NCT04218708: Completed NA study, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

NCT04218708 is a NA study that has completed, run by NYU Langone Health. The registered enrollment target is 64 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04218708, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
64 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a research study to understand and determine the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy in adults who smoke and also live with HIV/AIDS in effort to reduce cigarette smoking.

Primary Outcome

In the e-cigarette arm, participants will be encouraged to substitute SREC (15 mg/ml nicotine in tobacco flavor) for CC in order to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Smoking reduction will be measured by a combination of self-report, text message data and changes in CO and saliva cotinine between baseline and end of treatment.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Counseling
  • OTHER Nicotine patch and gum
  • BEHAVIORAL Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS)
  • BEHAVIORAL ASSIST (the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening)
  • OTHER NIDA Standardized Research E-cigarettes (SREC)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 64 participants
Start Date 2021-06-17
Est. Completion 2024-03-08
Phase NA
NYU Langone Health

1,164 total trials

What the finished NCT04218708 record still lists

NCT04218708 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 64 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Counseling is the first listed.

NCT04218708 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04218708 about?

NCT04218708 is a clinical study titled "Electronic Cigarettes as a Harm Reduction Strategy Among People Living With HIV/AIDS". This is a research study to understand and determine the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy in adults who smoke and also live with HIV/AIDS in effort to reduce cigarette smoking.

What is the current status of trial NCT04218708?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 64 participants. The study started on 2021-06-17. Estimated completion is 2024-03-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04218708?

The interventions under investigation include: Counseling (BEHAVIORAL), Nicotine patch and gum (OTHER), Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS) (BEHAVIORAL), ASSIST (the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening) (BEHAVIORAL), NIDA Standardized Research E-cigarettes (SREC) (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04218708?

This trial is sponsored by NYU Langone Health, which has 1,164 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04218708's enrollment target sits among peer trials

64 1147th of 2000 higher than 844 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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