E-cigarettes offered to cancer patients who refuse to quit smoking
NCT ID NCT07039292
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving e-cigarettes to cancer patients who smoke—and who have turned down standard quitting help—can help them switch away from regular cigarettes. About 208 adults with cancer will either receive an e-cigarette and support to switch, or standard care with referrals to quit programs. The main goal is to see how many completely stop smoking cigarettes after 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- e-cigarette
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical way to reduce smoking-related harm for cancer patients who cannot or will not quit using standard methods.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (208 people) and e-cigarettes are not risk-free. Long-term safety and effectiveness are unknown, and results may not apply to all smokers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 208 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age 21+, * identified as smoking in their medical record and self-report of current smoking within the past 30 days * refused traditional treatment options through the opt-out HCC Tobacco Treatment Program * English speaking; Exclusion Criteria: * currently taking part in any TTP or using cessation medication (i.e., taking NRT or other cessation medications, enrolled in the Quitline, or in another study), * use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, * currently imprisoned, * pregnant women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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