Status:

RECRUITING

The Options 2 Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Smoker

Smoking Cessation

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how well nicotine pouches and nicotine mini lozenges serve as substitutes for cigarettes when people try to switch from smoking to using these alterna...

Detailed Description

Researchers currently lack critical data needed to appraise the potential for nicotine pouches to benefit public health. Specifically, they do not know how readily smokers will adopt pouches, how effe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥ 21 years old (i.e., able to legally purchase tobacco products)
  • able to read and communicate in English
  • no plans to quit smoking in the next 30 days
  • willing to stop using nicotine replacement or varenicline
  • willing to stop using bupropion (i.e., Wellbutrin, Zyban) if they are currently using it only for smoking cessation
  • smoking ≥ 5 cigarettes per day for the past 6 months
  • exhaled carbon monoxide ≥ 6 ppm
  • no nicotine pouch or smokeless tobacco (including snus) use within the last 6 months

Exclusion

  • currently in treatment for psychosis or bipolar disorder
  • currently taking bupropion for non-smoking cessation reasons (e.g., Wellbutrin for depression)
  • currently pregnant or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 21 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 30 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06595459

Start Date

May 21 2025

End Date

July 30 2029

Last Update

September 4 2025

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University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705