Clinical study protocol on electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches for smoking cessation in Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateA clearance from the ARI board and the consent of the participants will be obtained before recruiting them for the study (see additional documents, “Approval Letter” and “Clinical Protocol Approved by R&DC.” The personal information of the participants will not be shared with anyone, and it will be confidential). Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This study was funded by a grant from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, a US nonprofit 501(c)(3) private foundation with a mission to end smoking in this generation. The foundation accepts charitable gifts from the PMI Global Services Inc. (PMI). Under the Foundation’s Bylaws and Pledge Agreement with PMI, the foundation is independent from PMI and the tobacco industry."

"Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05715164. Registered on February 6, 2023. Protocol version. Protocol version 1.0, 14-12-2022 Trial in progress and not yet recruiting participants. Estimated primary data collection date—April 2024"