Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 21-49 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCLA
Dates
study started
estimated completion
Principal Investigator
by Mary Rezk-Hanna, PhD (ucla)

Description

Summary

In the United States, exposure to secondhand smoke accounts for greater than 35,000 deaths annually from cardiovascular disease in never-smokers. Electronic (e-) hookahs are a new category of vaping devices gaining popularity among youth. While more is known on the acute effects of active hookah smoking and the literature is emerging on active e-hookah vaping, virtually nothing is known about the acute cardiovascular effects of secondhand exposure to e-hookah aerosol. The study aims to examine the acute effects of secondhand exposure of e-hookah aerosol on endothelial and vascular function. Eligible volunteers will be invited to participate in a total of 3 study visits (2-3 hours each): e-hookah aerosol exposure, charcoal-heated hookah smoke exposure (both delivered by a hookah smoking/vaping machine) and smoke-free room air. Non-invasive blood pressure and blood flow measurements will be taken before and after the exposure sessions.

Official Title

Investigating Secondhand Effects of E-Hookah Aerosol

Keywords

Hookah Smoking, Secondhand Aerosol, Vascular Stiffness, Vaping, Charcoal, e-hookah aerosol, clean air, Charcoal-heated hookah smoke, Peripheral Endothelial Function, Central Arterial Stiffness

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 21-49

  • 21-49 years old
  • Never a smoker: do not use any tobacco products or nicotine delivery systems, including cigarettes, cigars (traditional and filtered), cigarillos, hookah, smokeless tobacco (i.e., loose snus, moist snuff, dip, spit, or chewing tobacco), pipe tobacco, snus pouches, dissolvable tobacco or vaping.
  • no evidence of cardiopulmonary disease by history/physical
  • blood pressure (BP) < 140/90 mmHg
  • resting heart rate (HR) < 100 bpm
  • BMI >18 or < 30kg•m2
  • no prescription medication
  • No exposure to environmental tobacco smoke for at least one week prior to the study date.

You CAN'T join if...

  • exhaled carbon monoxide >6 ppm
  • (+) pregnancy test
  • other conditions deemed unsafe to participate, such as breastfeeding

Location

  • University of California, Los Angeles accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095-8361 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
ID
NCT04661683
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 12 study participants
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