Assessment of the Nicotine Pharmacokinetics When Using Two Types of E-Cigarettes in Healthy Adults Who Smoke: Results From Two Randomized, Crossover Studies
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Recibido: 28 ene 2024
Aceptado: 24 abr 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2024-0007
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Summary of the subjective effects measures, Study 2_
Parameter | Product A | Product B | Product C | Product D | Product E | Product F | Product G |
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eDNC2.0a Tobacco flavor | eDNC2.0a Menthol flavor | eDNC2.0a Cherry flavor | eDNC2.0a Berry mint flavor | Usual brand of combustible cigarettes | Nicotine inhaler | Reference e-cigarette | |
(n = 50) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | |
Emax – Mean (SD) | 41.5 (27.55) | 51.6 (28.00) | 51.1 (27.00) | 52.7 (28.73) | 77.7 (26.12) | 29.7 (28.56) | 58.2 (26.00) |
> 50 to 100 mm – n (%) | 16 (32.0%) | 27 (52.9%) | 26 (51.0%) | 30 (58.8%) | 45 (88.2%) | 16 (31.4%) | 32 (62.7%) |
Emax – Mean (SD) | 44.8 (28.86) | 53.1 (31.46) | 54.2 (25.60) | 55.3 (27.89) | 83.9 (20.31) | 24.3 (26.48) | 59.6 (25.11) |
> 50 to 100 mm – n (%) | 31 (62.0%) | 34 (66.7%) | 39 (76.5%) | 32 (62.7%) | 48 (94.1%) | 16 (31.4%) | 43 (84.3%) |
Satisfaction – Mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.42) | 3.6 (1.71) | 3.4 (1.36) | 3.9 (1.66) | 5.2 (1.66) | 1.9 (1.04) | 3.8 (1.45) |
Psychological Reward – Mean (SD) | 2.7 (1.49) | 2.7 (1.63) | 2.7 (1.63) | 2.9 (1.69) | 3.6 (1.84) | 2.1 (1.24) | 2.9 (1.54) |
Aversion – Mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.89) | 1.5 (0.64) | 1.3 (0.65) | 1.3 (0.54) | 1.8 (0.94) | 1.3 (0.66) | 1.5 (0.72) |
Relief – Mean (SD) | 3.1 (1.75) | 3.4 (1.84) | 3.4 (1.71) | 3.5 (1.91) | 4.4 (1.96) | 2.1 (1.45) | 3.5 (1.70) |
Summary of the subjective effects measures, Study 1_
Parameter | Product A | Product B | Product C | Product D | Product E | Product F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
eDNC1.0a Tobacco flavor | eDNC1.0a Cherry flavor | eDNC1.0a Menthol flavor | Usual brand of combustible cigarettes | Nicotine gum | Reference e-cigarette | |
(n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | |
Emax – Mean (SD) | 54.5 (34.44) | 53.4 (30.32) | 56.7 (33.03) | 83.1 (22.80) | 52.0 (31.60) | 57.8 (31.58) |
> 50 to 100 mm – n (%) | 32 (61.5%) | 32 (61.5%) | 33 (63.5%) | 47 (90.4%) | 30 (57.7%) | 36 (69.2%) |
Emax – Mean (SD) | 55.1 (33.70) | 49.3 (31.22) | 52.7 (36.15) | 90.4 (17.37) | 46.2 (36.19) | 54.2 (33.20) |
> 50 to 100 mm – n (%) | 36 (69.2%) | 31 (59.6%) | 32 (61.5%) | 51 (98.1%) | 29 (55.8%) | 31 (59.6%) |
Satisfaction – Mean (SD) | 3.4 (1.74) | 3.4 (1.55) | 3.7 (1.79) | 5.3 (1.56) | 3.5 (1.76) | 3.6 (1.58) |
Psychological reward – Mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.49) | 2.8 (1.37) | 2.8 (1.35) | 3.9 (1.67) | 2.7 (1.67) | 2.7 (1.42) |
Aversion – Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.59) | 1.3 (0.41) | 1.4 (0.74) | 2.1 (1.18) | 1.4 (0.77) | 1.2 (0.47) |
Relief – Mean (SD) | 3.7 (2.15) | 4.0 (2.00) | 3.9 (1.86) | 5.5 (2.02) | 3.0 (1.91) | 4.0 (1.75) |
Summary of the pharmacokinetic parameters for nicotine, Study 2_
Product A | Product B | Product C | Product D | Product E | Product F | Product G | |
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eDNC2.0a Tobacco flavor | eDNC2.0a Menthol flavor | eDNC2.0a Cherry flavor | eDNC2.0a Berry mint flavor | Usual brand of combustible cigarettes | Nicotine inhaler | Reference e-cigarette | |
Parameter | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 51) | (n = 50) |
(n = 51) | (n = 50) |
(n = 51 ) |
Geometric LS mean (95% CI) |
4.22 (3.35, 5.31) |
4.11 (3.27, 5.18) |
3.52 (2.8, 4.44) |
3.99 (3.16, 5.03) |
12.30 (9.76, 15.49) | 1.95 (1.55, 2.46) | 5.74 (4.55, 7.22) |
Min, Max | 0.31, 24.10 | 0.36, 17.40 | 0.30, 21.60 | 0.36, 16.60 | 4.38, 34.00 | 0.23, 13.00 | 0.43, 36.4.0 |
Geometric LS mean (95% CI) |
6.71 (5.14, 8.78) |
6.62 (5.06, 8.66) |
5.28 (4.04, 6.9) |
6.17 (4.71, 8.08) |
19.02 (14.55, 24.87) | 3.93 (3, 5.15) | 7.69 (5.88, 10.05) |
Min, Max | 0.35, 23.17 | 0.53, 23.67 | 0.15, 17.33 | 0.58, 23.33 | 3.52, 50.33 | 0.02, 31.33 | 0.31, 33.33 |
Median | 10.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 40.0 | 7.0 |
Min, Max | 5.0, 41.0 | 3.0, 61.0 | 5.0, 60.0 | 5.0, 40.0 | 3.0, 40.0 | 7.0, 90.0 | 3.0, 40.0 |
Mean (SD) | 58.2 (33.36) | 60.7 (34.54) | 62.4 (35.49) | 64.8 (39.62) | N/A | N/A | 48.2 (29.88) |
Min, Max | 2.0, 171.0 | 3.7, 126.9 | 2.0, 160.2 | 2.2, 203.2 | 1.7, 116.8 | ||
Mean (SD) | 1.05 (0.601) | 1.09 (0.621) | 0.93 (0.529) | 0.96 (0.591) | N/A | N/A | 1.45 (0.896) |
Min, Max | 0.04, 3.08 | 0.07, 2.28 | 0.03, 2.39 | 0.03, 3.03 | 0.05, 3.50 |
Summary of the pharmacokinetic parameters for nicotine, Study 1_
Product A | Product B | Product C | Product D | Product E | Product F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
eDNC1.0a Tobacco flavor | eDNC1.0a Cherry flavor | eDNC1.0a Menthol flavor | Usual brand of combustible cigarettes | Nicotine gum | Reference e-cigarette | |
Parameter | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) | (n = 52) |
Geometric LS mean (95% CI) |
3.71 (3.15, 4.37) |
3.44 (2.92, 4.05) |
4.18 (3.55, 4.92) |
15.32 (13.00, 18.04) | 3.26 (2.77, 3.85) | 2.90 (2.46, 3.42) |
Min, Max | 0.72, 17.20 | 0.65, 11.30 | 1.41, 13.50 | 5.52, 42.80 | 0.87, 10.10 | 0.66, 11.40 |
Geometric LS mean (95% CI) |
6.24 (5.37, 7.25) |
5.62 (4.84, 6.54) |
7.04 (6.06, 8.18) |
21.09 (18.15, 24.52) | 8.21 (7.06, 9.54) | 4.64 (3.99, 5.39) |
Min, Max | 0.92, 20.67 | 0.99, 14.53 | 2.22, 21.50 | 5.25, 45.33 | 1.98, 15.68 | 0.80, 12.77 |
Tmax (min) | ||||||
Median | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.1 | 45.2 | 15.0 |
Min, Max | 5.0, 60.0 | 7.0, 45.0 | 5.0, 60.0 | 3.0, 45.0 | 30.0, 90.0 | 5.0, 60.0 |
Mean (SD) | 31.5 (16.31) | 29.6 (13.25) | 35.0 (19.44) | N/A | N/A | 28.2 (16.77) |
Min, Max | 8.0, 73.7 | 7.1, 64.4 | 10.2, 104.2 | 5.9, 73.9 | ||
Mean (SD) | 0.75 (0.391) | 0.71 (0.318) | 0.84 (0.467) | N/A | N/A | 0.68 (0.402) |
Min, Max | 0.19, 1.77 | 0.17, 1.55 | 0.24, 2.50 | 0.14, 1.77 |
Demographic characteristics by study group, Study 1_
AFBECD | BACFDE | CBDAEF | DCEBFA | EDFCAB | FEADBC | TOTAL | |
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Male, |
5 (55.6%) | 5 (50.0%) | 7 (77.8%) | 4 (50.0%) | 6 (66.7%) | 4 (57.1%) | 31 (59.6%) |
Female, |
4 (44.4%) | 5 (50.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 4 (50.0%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (42.9%) | 21 (40.4%) |
Age, years Mean (SD) | 40.6 (9.17) | 37.9 (10.19) | 40.8 (7.90) | 44.5 (8.73) | 38.0 (11.91) | 39.7 (9.23) | 40.1 (9.43) |
White, |
9 (100.0%) | 8 (80.0%) | 9 (100.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | 7 (77.8%) | 5 (71.4%) | 44 (84.6%) |
African American, |
0 (0.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (25.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 (28.6%) | 8 (15.4%) |
Other, |
0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
BMI, kg/m2 Mean (SD) | 27.0 (4.55) | 24.9 (2.61) | 27.3 (4.23) | 24.9 (2.75) | 24.8 (3.46) | 25.3 (2.36) | 25.7 (3.45) |
CPD, Mean (SD) | 15.9 (4.70) | 18.8 (5.47) | 18.6 (6.23) | 17.6 (3.50) | 18.8 (8.45) | 15.3 (4.72) | 17.6 (5.68) |
Non-menthol, |
5 (55.6%) | 6 (60.0%) | 7 (77.8%) | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (42.9%) | 29 (55.8%) |
Menthol, |
4 (44.4%) | 4 (40.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 3 (37.5%) | 6 (66.7%) | 4 (57.1%) | 23 (44.2%) |
FTCD, Mean (SD) | 3.9 (0.93) | 5.3 (1.42) | 5.2 (1.39) | 5.0 (1.77) | 4.8 (1.72) | 5.0 (2.00) | 4.9 (1.55) |
Demographic characteristics by study group, Study 2_
ABGCFDE | AGBFCED | BACGDFE | BCADGEF | CBDAEGF | CDBEAFG | DCEBFAG | DECFBGA | EDFCGBA | EFDGCAB | FEGDACB | FGEADBC | GAFBECD | GFAEBDC | TOTAL | |
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Male, |
3 (100.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 4 (100.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 33 (64.7%) |
Female, |
0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 18 (35.3%) |
Age, years, Mean (SD) | 27.3 (5.13) | 26.5 (0.71) | 41.0 (13.44) | 28.0 (2.16) | 39.3 (10.60) | 39.0 (11.60) | 29.7 (8.62) | 43.3 (9.43) | 31.8 (10.05) | 39.0 (4.97) | 41.8 (14.59) | 45.8 (15.95) | 46.8 (11.21) | 42.3 (10.69) | 38.0 (11.27) |
White, |
2 (66.7%) | 2 (100.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 4 (100.0%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (100.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 44 (86.3%) |
African American, |
0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (9.8%) |
Other, |
1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.9%) |
BMI, kg/m2Mean (SD) | 23.3 (3.59) | 31.6 (3.01) | 28.6 (4.52) | 24.8 (2.27) | 28.4 (2.13) | 29.9 (5.75) | 25.8 (6.08) | 27.8 (3.45) | 25.7 (5.51) | 28.5 (5.06) | 23.7 (3.52) | 27.3 (3.10) | 27.8 (3.76) | 26.1 (6.05) | 27.0 (4.33) |
CPD, Mean (SD) | 17.3 (4.62) | 20.0 (0.00) | 15.5 (5.26) | 13.8 (4.79) | 14.0 (5.29) | 17.5 (5.00) | 12.0 (2.65) | 18.8 (8.54) | 11.5 (2.38) | 17.5 (2.89) | 20.0 (0.00) | 13.5 (4.43) | 17.5 (2.89) | 19.5 (1.00) | 16.3 (4.64) |
Non-menthol, |
3 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 27 (52.9%) |
Menthol, |
0 (0.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 2 (50.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (47.1%) |
FTCD, Mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.31) | 5.5 (2.12) | 4.8 (1.26) | 3.0 (2.71) | 5.0 (3.61) | 5.0 (1.63) | 5.3 (0.58) | 5.3 (1.50) | 5.0 (2.16) | 5.0 (1.42) | 5.0 (1.42) | 3.8 (1.72) | 5.5 (2.38) | 5.5 (1.29) | 4.8 (1.85) |
Study product characteristics_
Study | Product | Short code | Article | Brand | Category | Device type | Flavor | Nicotine content of e-liquid (%) | Regimen |
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Study 1 | A | eDNC1.0a | Test | Logic Power | E-cigarette | Cig-a-like | Tobacco | 2.4%( |
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B | eDNC1.0a | Test | Logic Power | E-cigarette | Cig-a-like | Cherry | 2.4% ( |
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C | eDNC1.0a | Test | Logic Power | E-cigarette | Cig-a-like | Menthol | 2.4% ( |
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D | CC | Comparator | N/A | Cigarette | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
E | Nicotine gum | Benchmark | Nicorette® Gum, White Ice Mint, 2 mg | Nicotine gum | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
F | Reference e-cigarette | Benchmark | blu PLUS+ | E-cigarette | Cig-a-like | Tobacco | 2.4% ( |
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Study 2 | A | eDNC2.0a | Test | Logic Pro | E-cigarette | Closed tank | Tobacco | 1.80%( |
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B | eDNC2.0a | Test | Logic Pro | E-cigarette | Closed tank | Menthol | 1.80% ( |
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C | eDNC2.0a | Test | Logic Pro | E-cigarette | Closed tank | Cherry | 1.49% ( |
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D | eDNC2.0a | Test | Logic Pro | E-cigarette | Closed tank | Berry Mint | 1.49% ( |
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E | CC | Comparator | N/A | Cigarette | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
F | Nicotine inhaler | Benchmark | Nicotrol®Inhaler, 10 mg per cartridge | Nicotine inhaler | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
G | Reference e-cigarette | Benchmark | Vuse Vibe | E-cigarette | Closed tank | Tobacco | 3.0% ( |