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Design and Validation of a Research-Grade Waterpipe Equipped With Puff Topography Analyzer.


ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, commercially available waterpipes vary widely in design and durability, including differences in fabrication materials, degree of leak-tight fit, and flow path diameter. Little is known about how the components of the waterpipe may influence puffing behavior and user's exposure to toxins. To systematically evaluate exposure, it is necessary to use a standardized research-grade waterpipe (RWP) when conducting clinical and laboratory-based trials.

Methods

We developed a RWP that is configured with an in-line topography system which allows real-time measurement and recording of the smoke volume drawn through the RWP. The RWP was calibrated across the flow rate range expected for waterpipe tobacco smoking and the calibration was verified for known puff volumes using a smoking machine. Operation of the RWP was qualified in a cohort of experienced waterpipe smokers, each smoker using the RWP ad libitum in a laboratory setting while smoker topography and subjective effects data were collected.

Results

RWP machine smoking was highly reproducible and yielded puff volumes that agreed well with true values. User acceptance was comparable, and puffing behavior was similar in pattern, with more frequent puffing in the beginning of the session, but significantly different in intensity from that used to estimate the majority of toxicant exposure reported in the literature.

Conclusions

The RWP operates with known precision and accuracy and is well accepted by experienced smokers. This tool can be used to determine the extent to which puffing behaviors are affected by the waterpipe design, components, and/or accessories, tobacco nicotine content, sweet flavorings and/or additives known to increase addictiveness.

Implications

This study describes a standardized RWP, equipped with a puffing topography analyzer, which can operate with known precision and accuracy, and is well-accepted by experienced smokers in terms of satisfaction and reward. The RWP is an important tool for determining if puffing behaviors, and thus estimated toxin exposures, are affected by the waterpipe design, components, and/or accessories, tobacco nicotine content, sweet flavorings, and/or additives that are known to increase addictiveness.

SUBMITTER: Brinkman MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942613 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Design and Validation of a Research-Grade Waterpipe Equipped With Puff Topography Analyzer.

Brinkman Marielle C MC   Kim Hyoshin H   Gordon Sydney M SM   Kroeger Robyn R RR   Reyes Iza L IL   Deojay Dawn M DM   Chitwood Caleb C   Lane Timothy E TE   Clark Pamela I PI  

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 20150916 5


<h4>Introduction</h4>Worldwide, commercially available waterpipes vary widely in design and durability, including differences in fabrication materials, degree of leak-tight fit, and flow path diameter. Little is known about how the components of the waterpipe may influence puffing behavior and user's exposure to toxins. To systematically evaluate exposure, it is necessary to use a standardized research-grade waterpipe (RWP) when conducting clinical and laboratory-based trials.<h4>Methods</h4>We  ...[more]

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