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Addiction Potential of Very Low Nicotine Filtered Little Cigars

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · NCT06630728

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 21–75 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Phase 4
Target enrollment
50
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 13, 2025
Record last updated
October 16, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how reducing the nicotine content in filtered little cigars can affect the the use of these cigars and lung health in current adult filtered little cigar users. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

Are puffing behaviors, appeal/satisfaction, craving suppression, pharmacokinetic effects, and demand similar between the regular cigars smoked by participants, normal nicotine study cigars and very low nicotine study cigars? Are health effects and toxicant exposure similar between the regular cigars smoked by participants, normal nicotine study cigars and very low nicotine study cigars?

Participants will attend three study visits at OSU. Each visit would last up to 4 hours. During visits, they will

  • fill several surveys
  • provide blood samples
  • perform breathing tests
  • complete smoking sessions using either their own cigars or the study cigars.

Being studied: Reduced Nicotine Content Cigars; Normal nicotine content cigar; Usual brand cigar

Conditions: Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Smokers: 1) self-reported regular current filtered little cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, or small cigars use for the past 3 months; regular use will be defined as >=8 cigars smoked per month based on data showing median cigarillo use is 7.5 times per month and median FLC use is 14 times per month 59. We will attempt to bring in heavier users if feasible during recruitment; or 2) Cigarette smokers (>=8d/month for at least 3 months) with either (i) co-use of filtered little cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, or small cigars (at least once in their lifetime) or (ii) answering "yes" to the question "If all cigarettes were taken off the market, would you consider switching to filtered little cigars?"
  • willing to abstain from all tobacco and nicotine for at least 12 hours prior to lab sessions
  • Willing to bring their own, preferred brand little cigars/ small cigars/ cigarillos/ filtered little cigars to smoke in the lab on the first study visit
  • capable of and willing to provide written informed consent
  • read and speak in English.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Self-reported significant current lung disease (e.g. asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis); exercise-induced asthma, seasonal allergies for which a patient takes inhalers are allowed
  • History of diagnosis or treatment for lung cancer
  • Self-reported serious or uncontrolled kidney disease, liver disease, metabolic disease (thyroid, diabetes)
  • History of cardiac event or distress within the past 3 months
  • Unstable or significant psychiatric conditions (past and stable conditions will be allowed)
  • Substance use disorders besides nicotine addiction
  • Regular use of other tobacco products besides cigarettes such as snuff, chewing tobacco, snus, e-cigarettes >10d per month
  • Exclusive large or premium cigar users
  • Use of blunts every time or most of the time
  • Regular use of cannabis >10d per month
  • Planning to quit in next 30 days or currently trying to quit or quit attempt in past 30 days
  • Pregnant, delivery in past 12 weeks, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant
  • Inability to perform tests or follow instructions during testing

Recruiting US locations

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, OH 43210

    Site contact: Dharini M Bhammar, PhD, MBBS · 614-366-9467 · dharini.bhammar@osumc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Dharini M Bhammar, PhD, MBBS · 614-366-9467 · dharini.bhammar@osumc.edu
  • The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · 800-293-5066 · OSUCCCClinicaltrials@osumc.edu
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