Nicotine speed and dose: key to smoking addiction?
NCT ID NCT05176418
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed early-phase study at Yale University tested how different doses and delivery rates of IV nicotine affect its abuse potential and its ability to reduce smoking urges. Twenty daily smokers received low and high doses of nicotine at various speeds. The goal was to better understand nicotine's effects, which could inform future treatments for nicotine dependence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotine (given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help understand how nicotine delivery methods influence addiction, potentially guiding future smoking cessation strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study (20 participants) that uses IV nicotine, not actual smoking, so results may not directly apply to real-world tobacco use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female and male, aged 21 to 55 years; * past year daily cigarette use, verified by urine cotinine levels above 100 ng/ml -lifetime history of e-cigarette use; in good health as verified by medical history -screening examination, and screening laboratory tests * women, -using acceptable birth control methods. Exclusion Criteria: * History of major medical or psychiatric disorders that the physician investigator deems as contraindicated for the participant to be in the study * risk factors for EVALI (E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury) including history of lung diseases (e.g., asthma or COPD), vaping THC or CBD * regular use of psychotropic medication (antidepressants, antipsychotics, or anxiolytics) * current alcohol or substance use disorder for any other recreational or prescription drugs other than nicotine * for women, pregnant as determined by pregnancy screening, or breast feeding * seeking (or undergoing) treatment for tobacco dependence or smoking; reported aversion to e-cigarettes, or tobacco flavored e-liquid.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, United States
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