Abuse Liability for Four Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) Consumables and Two HTP Devices

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21-60
SponsorRAI Services Company

About this trial

This is a single-site, open-label, randomized, 8-way crossover 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 adult 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 (Arm 1 only) or menthol cigarettes (Arm 2 only), 83 mm to 100 mm in length as primary source of tobacco. Smokers who also use other tobacco products (e.g., ENDS, smokeless tobacco, HTPs) will not be excluded from study participation,

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 the PI.

Disqualifiers

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

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 the PI, makes the study participant unsuitable to participate in this clinical study.

History, presence of, or clinical laboratory test results indicating diabetes.

Scheduled treatment for asthma currently or within the past consecutive 12 months prior to the Screening Visit. As-needed treatment, such as inhalers, may be included at the PI's discretion.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Product A
  • Product N
  • Product B
  • Product C
  • Product D
  • Product E
  • Product F
  • Product G
  • Product H
  • Product I
  • Product J
  • Product K
  • Product L
  • Product M

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators