Smokers perception of E-cigarettes

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Smokers perception of E-cigarettes as a replacement for tobacco smoking: A Qualitative study

• IRAS ID

  170542

• Contact name

  Hazel Gilbert

• Contact email

  hazel.gilbert@ucl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University College London

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  Z6364106/2015/01/02, UCL Data Protection Registration Number

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 21 days

• Research summary

  E-cigarettes are becoming popular devices in the UK, and this research sets out to look at the attitudes and views of smokers on their use as a form of tobacco smoking replacement. 10 - 15 participants will be recruited from a GP based in Barnet. Each participant will take part in a semi-structured interview that includes a vignette. Interviews will be recorded and transcribed, and all data will be analysed using the thematic framework approach. Data collection will take an iterative form, whereby the first interview will help structure future interviews.

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/YH/0060

• Date of REC Opinion

  9 Feb 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion