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Brain/Craving Response to Smoking Cues After Oral Nicotine Pouch Use
Sponsor: University of Southern California
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
Conditions
Interventions
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.
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