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RECRUITING
NCT07698470
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Brain/Craving Response to Smoking Cues After Oral Nicotine Pouch Use

Sponsor: University of Southern California

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Summary

Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) are non-combustible nicotine products that may reduce cigarette craving and smoking cue-induced brain activity, supporting their potential as harm-reduction tools for adults who smoke cigarettes. This within-subject, repeated-measures study will evaluate the acute effects of a single 6 mg oral nicotine pouch on subjective craving and prefrontal neural responses to smoking-related cues using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Participants will complete assessments before and after nicotine pouch administration following overnight nicotine abstinence to characterize changes in craving and neural cue reactivity.

Official title: Cue-Exposure Response Evaluation: Brain Reactivity to ONPs

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

21 Years - 55 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

45

Start Date

2026-04-30

Completion Date

2027-08

Last Updated

2026-07-13

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

OTHER

Oral Nicotine Pouch

Participants will self-administer one commercially available 6 mg oral nicotine pouch following overnight nicotine abstinence. The pouch will be used for approximately 25 minutes before participants complete the post-pouch cue reactivity assessment.

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking Cue Reactivity Task

Participants will complete a standardized smoking cue reactivity task before and after oral nicotine pouch administration. During each task, participants will view smoking-related and neutral images, complete guided imagination trials while holding either a cigarette or a neutral object, and undergo simultaneous functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure prefrontal brain activity.

Locations (1)

University of Southern California - 3641 Watt Way (HNB B22)

Los Angeles, California, United States