Boston Vapers Needed for Study
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I answered their questionnaire a week ago or so and I have not heard back from them. Any idea how long the wait is to find out if one is accepted? Also, even if I m not accepted in the trial, I would still be interested in a meetup with other Boston vapers.
I actually paid over night saturday shipping to get juice here a couple weeks ago as I had run out so driving anywhere is better than that I am down cape so if any place closer let me know otherwise a drive to NH isnt that bad I guess.
I will be in the focus group on Wednesday, February 23rd @ 4:00. Is anyone else in that group? Since I'll be traveling to Boston from Springfield, if anyone is interested in carpooling either post a reply here or PM me.
I just got accepted for that one, too. There was a cancellation and I lucked out. Gonna take the T in from Wonderland station. A bit of a walk from mass ave station to the campus but I don't mind.
She said there will be another one in March for those of you who missed out.
See you guys there. I'll be the kid with the Nicostick.
She said there will be another one in March for those of you who missed out.
See you guys there. I'll be the kid with the Nicostick.
Sorry I'm missing this one. I never heard back after the initial survey.
Have a ball, gang!
Have a ball, gang!
I'll be there tomorrow as well. I'm coming over directly from work in town. Parking is going to be a joy, I can't wait.
I just got an email from "Jennifer". They have another focus group scheduled for March 14th. I'm in!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
This study needs at least three more people for the final focus group on March 14th! If you are willing and able please contact this email address ecigstudy @gmail .com asap for a pre-screening.
Thank you to all the participates in this!
This study needs at least three more people for the final focus group on March 14th! If you are willing and able please contact this email address ecigstudy @gmail .com asap for a pre-screening.
Thank you to all the participates in this!
Thanks to all of you who gave their time to participate. We need more studies. However, were there any anti's there? Was there any focus on the negatives of e-cigs? From the sound of things, it seems the conclusion of the study will likely be that 100% of dedicated e-cig smokers are in favor of e-cigs.
I hope that doesn't sound smart-aleck. I'm just trying to figure out what the researchers are looking to achieve.
I hope that doesn't sound smart-aleck. I'm just trying to figure out what the researchers are looking to achieve.
Hi tnt, that's a perfectly reasonable question, and I'll try to answer it.
In their original paper, Eissenberg and colleagues trialed e-cigarettes on 'naive' smokers - i.e. smokers who had never used an e-cigarette before. They measured nicotine blood levels after the smokers had puffed on an e-cigarette as if they were puffing on a cigarette. This was compared to the levels of smokers who had just smoked a tobacco cigarette.
On this site, there was a long discussion in which Eissenberg took part (it got pretty heated!). ECF members held that the comparison wasn't valid; that vapers tend to puff for longer and over longer periods of time. Eissenberg is now conducting similar research to see what the effect is on experienced vapers, so as to gain a better understanding of how e-cigarettes really work with respect to this specific (and valid) research question - i.e. nicotine blood levels.
It would, therefore, be of great benefit to all of us for anyone who is able to get to their lab to take part.
In their original paper, Eissenberg and colleagues trialed e-cigarettes on 'naive' smokers - i.e. smokers who had never used an e-cigarette before. They measured nicotine blood levels after the smokers had puffed on an e-cigarette as if they were puffing on a cigarette. This was compared to the levels of smokers who had just smoked a tobacco cigarette.
On this site, there was a long discussion in which Eissenberg took part (it got pretty heated!). ECF members held that the comparison wasn't valid; that vapers tend to puff for longer and over longer periods of time. Eissenberg is now conducting similar research to see what the effect is on experienced vapers, so as to gain a better understanding of how e-cigarettes really work with respect to this specific (and valid) research question - i.e. nicotine blood levels.
It would, therefore, be of great benefit to all of us for anyone who is able to get to their lab to take part.
Hey all, this was a focus group which basically was a series of questions they asked the group. No lab tests in this study.
Thanks for the response. Obviously it's good to see any serious medical organization taking interest in e-cigs from a reasonable point of view.
It's certainly a fertile field for study. With cigarettes being such a battleground for so long and in such different areas -- health, social, political -- any viable alternative is important. E-cigs are really catching on where I work -- I know of 16 confirmed owners since late December. There are varying degrees of success, but that's a significant number. I don't know how many people smoke there, but we have about 240 employees... if 25% of people in general smoke, 16 of 60 is a very high percentage in less than 3 months. It's going to be interesting to see what the numbers are over the course of time.
PS: great forum. Thanks.
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