Can a pouch replace a cigarette? new study tests zyn as a smoking swap
NCT ID NCT06678789
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether tobacco-free nicotine pouches (like Zyn) can help people switch from smoking cigarettes. Fifty smokers will get either low (3 mg) or high (6 mg) nicotine pouches to use for 4 weeks. Researchers will check if they stop smoking and how much they use the pouches instead.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zyn nicotine pouches (3 mg or 6 mg nicotine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that nicotine pouches are a practical way for people to stop smoking cigarettes, reducing harm from smoking.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 50 people. Nicotine pouches are still addictive and may not help everyone quit smoking. Results may not apply to all smokers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21+ * current cigarette smoking (25+ days per previous month, 5 or more cigarettes/day, for greater than 1yr, greater than 100 lifetime cigarettes) * have not used TNFPs more than 5 times during their lifetime * willing and able to attend 2 in-person visits in Charleston (to assess biomarkers) * have internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of proficiency in English. * Use of other combustible tobacco products (i.e., cigars, cigarillos, hookahs) and/or other non-combusted nicotine/tobacco products (i.e., e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco) in the past 30 days. * Current use of smoking cessation medications (i.e., varenicline, bupropion, nicotine replacement therapy). * Use of marijuana within the past month, and unwillingness to abstain from marijuana during course of study. * Medical conditions contraindicated to NRT use (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, and nursing, past month myocardial infarction, current untreated cardiac arrhythmia, current severe angina, current uncontrolled severe vascular disease).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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