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Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest

Published Dec. 6, 2019

This database was last updated in December 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. There may be new or amended records not reflected here.

Financial doc
Filing Type

Conflict of Interest

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Saul Shiffman

University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

JSR, LLC

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)

Dr. Shiffman has entered a consultancy with Niconovum, which has a commercial interest in the nicotine replacement medication being evaluated in this research. He is also an inventor of a competing gum licensed to JSR, LLC, in which he holds equity.

Listed Research Project
Cessation in Non-Daily Smokers: A RCT of NRT with Ecological Momentary Assessment

US smoking patterns are changing as more and more adult smokers report that they don't smoke every day. Contrary to popular belief, these 'non-daily' smokers actually show signs of addiction to cigarettes, and have trouble quitting. In this study we will test whether nicotine gum is helpful for non-daily smokers who are trying to quit. The research subjects will carry smartphones that ask them about things like mood, stress, craving, withdrawal symptoms (irritability), etc., so that we can learn more about their 'real world' experience before and after quitting smoking. .

Filed on May 14, 2015.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Saul Shiffman University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Conflict of Interest GlaxoSmithKline $20,000 - $39,999
Saul Shiffman University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Conflict of Interest JSR, LLC $80,000 - $99,999
Saul Shiffman University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Conflict of Interest JSR, LLC Value cannot be readily determined
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Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.

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