E-Cig coolants may boost appeal – study investigates
NCT ID NCT05932745
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how cooling ingredients like WS-3 and menthol in e-cigarettes affect how much people like them and find them addictive. Researchers will have 66 adult e-cigarette users try different e-liquid mixtures and report their feelings of liking, craving, and harshness. The goal is to understand which components make e-cigarettes more appealing, which could guide future regulations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- E-liquid coolants (WS-3, WS-23, menthol)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help understand which e-cigarette ingredients make them more appealing or addictive, potentially informing future regulations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (66 participants) measuring subjective responses, not health outcomes. Results may not apply to all users or predict long-term addiction risk.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Able to read and write * Some current e-cigarette use * Urine cotinine ≥200ng/ml * Willing to abstain from tobacco/nicotine use 2 hours prior to sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of non-prescription substances besides nicotine, marijuana, alcohol * Any significant current medical or psychiatric condition * Known hypersensitivity to propylene glycol * Pregnant or lactating females * Uncontrolled asthma * Nut/e-liquid flavorant allergy * Current marijuana (tetrahydrocannabinol) vaping + E-cigarette or vaping use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) symptoms * Dislike of menthol flavor
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Nicotine use disorder are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
JB Pierce Lab
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can cash incentives and a quit-smoking pill curb both drinking and smoking?
- New study tests social media and chatbot to help teens kick vaping habit
- New smoking cessation program aims to help Chicago's behavioral health patients quit
- New study tests if menstrual cycle timing boosts Quit-Smoking success
- Flavor test: do E-Cigarette tastes hook smokers differently by age?
- Brain zapping study seeks optimal pulse to curb smoking cravings