Gale, Nathan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7215-1225
McEwan, Michael
Hardie, George
Proctor, Christopher J.
Murphy, James
Funding for this research was provided by:
B.A.T (Investments) Limited
Article History
Received: 25 May 2022
Accepted: 20 July 2022
First Online: 28 August 2022
Declarations
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: NG, MM and GH are current employees of B.A.T. (Investments) Limited, which was the sponsor and funding source of this study. JM was an employee of B.A.T. (Investments) Limited at the time of the study and is a current employee of Reynolds American Inc. CJP was an employee of B.A.T. (Investments) Limited at the time of the study and is currently contracted by B.A.T. (Investments) Limited to provide consultancy services. The B.A.T Group is the manufacturer and holder of the intellectual property rights of the investigational product used in this study.
: This study was granted a Favourable Opinion (equivalent to Institutional Review Board approval) by NHS Health Research Authority Wales Research Ethics Committee 2 (reference number 17/WA/0212).
: All participants provided written informed consent before enrolment into the study, including agreeing for the results to be published.