Nicotine Research
Nicotine Users:
- Cigarette Smokers (Menthol and Nonmenthol)
- ENDS – eVapor & ecigarette (Open & Closed Tank Systems)
- Moist Snuff Tobacco (Pouch, Long-Cut, Fine-Cut)
- Nicotine gum or patch
- Multi-Product Users
RECRUITMENT CAPABILITIES
✓ Dedicated, in-house marketing team supported by mobile recruitment unit that is both visible and active at major community events
✓ Data-driven outreach targeting new and pre-screened consumers based on nicotine-use profiles, demographic selectors, and protocol-driven I/E
✓ Consistent Community Outreach through regular medical volunteering at regional health-fairs and the local Community Clinic of High Point
EXPERIENCE & ABILITIES
- Dedicated Clinical Research Unit
- One of the largest stand-alone air exchange smoking chambers in North America, featuring negative pressure airlock and independent ventilation system
- In-Patient and Out-Patient Studies assessing:
- Abuse Liability
- Captured Breath
- Puff Topography
- Exhaled Breath Measurements
- Spirometry
- Tobacco Risk Assessment
- Nicotine Delivery
- Product Choice
- Smoking Cessation
- PK/Biomarkers
- Cotinine Measurements
- Collaborations with Tobacco Companies and multiple CROs
- Patient-centric facility with 24/7 medical oversight
- Pharmacy staff experienced in the preparation and dispensing of nicotine products
- Electronic patient reported outcome measures recorded using the market leading CANTAB Connect technology from Cambridge Cognition
SMOKING CHAMBER
High Point Clinical Trials Center offers the largest isolated smoking area in the clinical research industry. The smoking chamber can accommodate up to 30 smokers at a time. Air exchange takes place at a rate of 2000 ft3/minute or 120,000 ft3/hour.
