Recruiting NCT05454267

Early Detection of Vaping-related Vascular Diseases

— Observational Vaping Blood Vessel Injury

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied: This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
Who it may be relevant to: Registry conditions: Vaping, Blood Vessel Injury. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 years · All.
What needs checking: Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place: United States
Next step: Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →

The purpose of this study is to determine how vaping affects blood vessels, in particular if early damage occurs in the lung vessels.

Vapers Group:

Current electronic cigarette (EC) Puff Bar users defined as using EC either daily or occasionally in the past 30 days for at least 6 months, and with 5% nicotine concentration pods.
Adults aged 18-40 years

Healthy Group:

Current or past smoking of tobacco cigarette (TC) or other tobacco/nicotine products (e.g., smokeless tobacco, Hookah) or marijuana will be excluded from the study.
Subjects with self-reported history of chronic health problems including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), morbid obesity (BMI>40 kg/m2), hypertension or diabetes
Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

United States · 1 center

NCT: NCT05454267 · 20211060