A 3-year, 3-group, Preference, Multi-center Study to Demonstrate the Slowing of Disease Progression When Switching From Cigarette Smoking to the Tobacco Heating System (THS) in Mild to Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Subjects With a History of Chronic Bronchitis Symptoms.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the slowing of the disease progression including the improvement of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) symptoms in smoking subjects with mild to moderate COPD and a history of chronic bronchitis symptoms (sputum and cough) who switch to the Tobacco Heating System (THS) as compared to those who continue to smoke cigarettes.
Status: Terminated (We decided to terminate the study due to operational infeasibility caused by challenges with recruiting the necessary number of participants in a reasonable timeframe.)
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