Paris - December 14, 2016 - Conducted during the Moi (s) Sans Tabac, the E-cig 2016 study, led by Prof. Dautzenberg and the start-up Enovap, was conducted in 4 Paris hospitals and on 61 smokers. His goal ? Increase the chances of stopping smoking thanks to the electronic cigarette through pleasure and education. The results of the study are convincing.
The importance of the "throat-hit" to quit smoking
The protocol in a few words
Each study participant had to identify their vaping preferences: fragrance, vapor rate as well as nicotine concentration. With each puff, it had to indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 the feeling of satisfaction linked to the “throat-hit” as well as the probability of quitting smoking.
This study highlights a finding of prime importance: identifying your optimal throat-hit promotes the urge to quit smoking. But what is behind this term?
"Throat-hit", késako?
It is about the satisfaction felt when the vapor passes through the throat. This feeling is important for the smoker who starts the e-cigarette, in order to obtain a feeling similar to that provided by the cigarette.
It is therefore essential for each smoker to define the parameters leading to his optimal throat-hit.
During the assessment, testers were offered multiple levels of vapor and multiple strengths of nicotine through test puffs and were able to determine which setting gave them the most pleasure.
This study highlights a correlation: the greater the throat-hit satisfaction (on a scale from 1 to 10), the higher the probability of quitting smoking.
Knowing your preference for nicotine: an essential postulate to stop smoking
Each smoker has different nicotine needs, desires of his own.
During the E-cig 2016 study, the nicotine concentration was adjusted according to how each puff felt.
The nicotine concentrations preferred by the participants ranged from 0mg / mL to 18mg / mL. The definition of the optimal nicotine level is an essential parameter to quit smoking thanks to the electronic cigarette. It is indeed necessary to identify the dosage which perfectly meets the nicotine needs and which provides satisfaction during inhalation.
5,5
This is the number of test puffs required to find the optimum level of nicotine and vapor and thus increase the urge to quit smoking by 3,5 points out of 10. At this stage, for the participants in the study, the “expressed” probability of quitting smoking is 7 chances out of 10. It would then be interesting to know in a future study how this score would translate into the actual rate of quitting. tobacco.
This study shows that it is necessary to identify upstream the settings of the rate of vapor and nicotine which are very useful for smokers as well as for health professionals accompanying them towards permanent cessation.
The parameters preferred by the consumers were communicated to them at the end of the testing to enable them to start the electronic cigarette in the best conditions.
About Enovap
Founded in 2015, Enovap is a French startup developing unique and innovative 'electronic cigarette' type products. Enovap's mission is to help smokers in their quest to quit smoking by providing them with optimal satisfaction thanks to its patented technology. This technology makes it possible to manage and anticipate the dose of nicotine delivered by the device at any given moment, thus meeting the user's needs. Enovap technology was awarded the gold medal at the Lépine Competition (2014).
