Abuse Liability for Five Modern Oral Nicotine Products

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21-60
SponsorRAI Services Company

About this trial

This is a two-site, open-label, randomized, 4-way (2 arm) cross-over study designed to evaluate elements of abuse liability (AL) including subjective effects and physiological measures (pharmacodynamics \[PD\]) and plasma nicotine uptake (pharmacokinetics \[PK\]) during and following ad libitum use of the study investigational products (IPs) by generally healthy smokers

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Able to read, understand, and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF) and complete questionnaires written in English.

Generally healthy males or females, 21 to 60 years of age, inclusive, at the time of consent.

Smokes combustible, filtered, non-menthol or menthol cigarettes, 83 mm to 100 mm in length as primary source of tobacco.

Smokes an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day (CPD) and inhales the smoke, for at least 6 months prior to Screening. Brief periods of abstinence due to illness, quit attempt (prior to 30 days of Screening), or clinical study participation (prior to 30 days of Screening) will be allowed at the discretion of an investigator.

Disqualifiers

Allergic to or cannot tolerate mint or wintergreen flavoring agents.

Individuals or their family members that have ongoing litigation with tobacco company(ies).

Have used electronic nicotine delivery system (e.g., Vuse Alto, JUUL) or tobacco heating device (e.g., iQOS) within the last 30 days prior to screening.

Presence of clinically significant uncontrolled cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, hematological, neurological disease, or any other concurrent disease or medical condition that, in the opinion of an investigator, makes the study participant unsuitable to participate in this clinical study.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Product A
  • Product B
  • Product C
  • Product D
  • Product E
  • Product F
  • Product N

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators