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Little Cigar Oxidants
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Summary
Determine the effects of little cigars on human exposure to tobacco smoke oxidants. In a balanced randomized cross-over study design in cigarette smokers, subjects will be assigned to 3 exposure groups. These include a high oxidant little cigar exposure condition, a low oxidant little cigar exposure condition, and their usual cigarette. Biological samples will be collected before and after product usage.
Official title: Oxidative Stress and Harmful Constituent Levels Associated With Little Cigars
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-03-23
Completion Date
2029-08
Last Updated
2026-04-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
High Oxidant Little Cigar
Subjects will be given a high oxidant little cigar to use for outcome measure data collection in the lab before and after product usage.
Low Oxidant Little Cigar
Subjects will be given a low oxidant little cigar to use for outcome measure data collection in the lab before and after product usage.
Usual Cigarette
Subjects will use their own cigarette for outcome measure data collection in the lab before and after product usage.
Locations (1)
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States