Study reveals how ads shape opinions on nicotine pouches
NCT ID NCT06605924
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at how different marketing messages about tobacco-free nicotine pouches affect what people think about them. Over 5,000 participants in the US, including smokers and young non-users, answered survey questions after seeing ads. The goal was to understand how words like 'tobacco-free,' 'discrete,' or 'convenient' influence perceived harm, addictiveness, and interest in trying the product.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help regulators understand how marketing influences perceptions of nicotine products, potentially guiding policies to reduce harm.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed survey study, not a treatment trial. Results may not reflect real-world behavior or long-term use patterns.
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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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5,133 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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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13 to 120 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: * Live in the US * For youth age \<21: Never used any nicotine pouch * For adults: Smoked greater than or equal to 100 cigarettes in during lifetime * For adults: Currently smoke some or all days * For adults: No regular use of oral nicotine pouches * For adults: No past 30-day pouch use Exclusion Criteria: * Do not live in the US * For youth age \<21: Ever used nicotine pouches * For youth age \<21: Greater than or equal to 100 lifetime uses of any other nicotine or tobacco product * For adults: Smoked \<100 cigarettes in life * For adults: Does not currently smoke some or all days * For adults: Regular use of oral nicotine pouches * For adults: Past 30-day pouch use
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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2213 McElderry St.
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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