Water Pipe Smoking clinical trials
The registry lists 23 studies for Water Pipe Smoking across 6 countries. 0 are recruiting or about to start. 13 of them are mainly about Water Pipe Smoking (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-22.
Who runs them
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (3) · Rambam Health Care Campus (2) · Florida International University (2) · University of Memphis (1) · University of California, San Francisco (1) · Washington State University (1) · University of Virginia (1) · University of Technology, Sydney (1)
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
The study
- Dec 2026Secondhand Effects of Hookah (i.e., Waterpipe) Smoke and Aerosol · University of California, Los Angeles
Who these studies take
No Water Pipe Smoking study is recruiting now.
Across all 23 studies, recruiting or not: 65% stop at 75 or younger and 65% at 65; 13% take children; 0% are for women only and 4% for men only; 83% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
How long Water Pipe Smoking studies take
Of 12 interventional studies with no phase under Water Pipe Smoking, half reached primary completion within 9 months of starting, counting those still running.
| Start to primary completion | Every sponsor | Industry | Non-industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventional, no phase | 9 mo7–26 · 12 studies | — | — |
Each figure is the month by which half the studies had reached primary completion, with the range in which the middle half did. Studies still running count until their last registry update; studies that stopped early are left out. Phase 1 includes early phase 1; observational means prospective or not stated, as retrospective and cross-sectional studies date a window of data rather than a study. How these figures are worked out
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 23 of 23. search them.
- Secondhand Effects of Hookah (i.e., Waterpipe) Smoke and AerosolActive, not recruitingNCT04661683Not applicable1 country
- Developing and Pilot Testing an Intervention to Reduce Household Shisha Smoke Exposure Within Somali HomesCompletedNCT06316947Not applicable1 country
- Reactions to Warnings on Hookah AdsCompletedNCT03723616Not applicable1 country
- Oxidative DNA Damage Enhancement by Vitamin C Among Narghile Smokers and Non-smokersCompletedNCT07141823Not applicable1 country
- Assessing Toxicity of Waterpipe Tobacco SmokingCompletedNCT03253653Not applicable1 country
- Developing and Testing Waterpipe-specific Health Warning LabelsCompletedNCT05317663Not applicable1 country
- Effect of Waterpipe Smoking on Periodontal HealthCompletedNCT045095051 country
- Optimizing Risk Messages for Waterpipe Tobacco Cessation in Young AdultsCompletedNCT03595280Not applicable1 country
- Evaluation of a Brief Tobacco Intervention in the US MilitaryCompletedNCT03196102Not applicable1 country
- Varenicline (Chantix) Treatment for Waterpipe Smoking CessationCompletedNCT02575183Phase 41 country
- Effects of Hookah (Waterpipe) Smoking on Blood Vessel FunctionTerminatedNCT03616002Not applicable1 country
- Understanding the Effect of Flavor on Hookah Smoking ExperienceCompletedNCT03589599Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Hookah Smoking on Blood Flow to the Heart, Muscle and SkinCompletedNCT02147665Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Nicotine-Free Hookah Smoking on Blood Flow to the Heart, Muscle and SkinTerminatedNCT02310373Phase 1/21 country
- The Impact of Waterpipe Tobacco Flavors on Waterpipe Smoking Intentions, Perceptions, Patterns, and Toxicant ExposureCompletedNCT03232827Not applicable1 country
- Acute Effects of Waterpipe Smoking on Cognitive Measures and Cardiorespiratory ParametersCompletedNCT03625440Not applicable1 country
- Effect of Concurrent Hookah and Alcohol Consumption on Smoking Topography and Toxicant ExposureCompletedNCT03096860Not applicable1 country
- Carbon Monoxide and Oxidative Stress in Waterpipe SmokersCompletedNCT02937415Not applicable
- The Role of Contingency Management in Waterpipe Smoking CessationCompletedNCT02159092Not applicable1 country
- Efficacy of School-Based, Peer-Led Asthma and Smoking Prevention Program on CO1 Levels and Smoking Behavior Among Early Adolescents in JordanCompletedNCT01938976Phase 2
- The Evaluation of the Acute Effect of Water-Pipe Smoking on the Endothelial Function and the Respiratory SystemCompletedNCT012375481 country
- Comparison of Hookah and Cigarette SmokingCompletedNCT00992550Phase 11 country
- Waterpipe Cessation Intervention StudyCompletedNCT01135173Phase 11 country