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Can the right message steer young adults away from nicotine pouches?
NCT ID NCT07702435
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests how different types of messages about oral nicotine pouches influence young adults' perceptions, curiosity, and intentions to use these products. Participants include cigarette smokers, e-cigarette users, and susceptible non-users aged 18-30. Researchers measure how effective, believable, and thought-provoking the messages are, and whether they increase or decrease interest in trying nicotine pouches.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention: messaging about oral nicotine pouches
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help design public health messages that better communicate the risks of oral nicotine pouches to young adults, potentially reducing their use among non-users.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study measuring perceptions and intentions, not actual use or health outcomes. Results may not translate to real-world behavior change.
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Study facts
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- 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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607 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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 30 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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Inclusion Criteria: * United States (U.S.) young adults aged 18 - 30 years * Current cigarette smokers. Current smokers are those who smoked 100 lifetime cigarettes and now are smoking every day or some days * Current e-cigarette users. Current e-cigarette users are those who have ever tried an e-cigarette or other electronic vaping product even once and are now using every day or some days * Susceptible nonusers of cigarettes or e-cigarettes. Susceptible nonusers are those who have never tried cigarettes/e-cigarettes and respond with any response other than "definitely not" to any of the following items: * "Have you ever been curious about using cigarettes/e-cigarettes?" * "Do you think that you will try a(n) cigarette/e-cigarette soon?" * "If one of your best friends were to offer you a(n) cigarette/e-cigarette, would you use it?" * "Do you think you will use cigarettes/e-cigarettes in the next year?" Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who do not meet age and tobacco-related criteria, unable to complete study procedures online in English, or do not reside in the U.S. will be excluded
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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