Nicotine pouches under the microscope: do they harm your heart?
NCT ID NCT07057440
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how nicotine pouches affect heart rate and heart electrical activity (ECG) in 20 adults who already use nicotine. Participants used high-dose, low-dose, or placebo pouches for 20 minutes. The goal was to see if nicotine pouches cause changes that could mean higher health risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotine pouches (high dose, low dose, and placebo)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could clarify whether nicotine pouches pose heart risks, informing safer use guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures short-term effects only.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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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18 to 70 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-70 years. * Regular (defined as daily) or occasional (generally defined as nondaily) nicotine users (e.g., cigarettes, vaping, or nicotine pouches). * Willingness to abstain from nicotine, caffeine (including caffeine containing energy drinks), and alcohol for 6 hours prior to the session Exclusion Criteria: * History of cardiovascular conditions. * Medications affecting cardiac conduction or autonomic function (e.g., antiarrhythmic drugs). * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Current illness or infection. * History of substance abuse.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager & Hvidovre
Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark
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