Opioids, Low Nicotine Cigarettes, and Chronic Pain

NCT06747871 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-01-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of switching to very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes versus normal nicotine content (NNC) cigarettes on craving, withdrawal, and pain among individuals with chronic pain who smoke cigarettes daily and are attending office-based buprenorphine treatment (OBBT).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes (VLNC)

Spectrum NRC 102/103 (nonmenthol/ menthol) cigarettes, which have a nicotine content of approximately 0.4 mg/g tobacco.

BEHAVIORAL

Normal Nicotine Cigarettes (NNC)

Spectrum NRC 600/601 (nonmenthol/ menthol) cigarettes, which have a nicotine content of approximately 15.8 mg/g tobacco.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maggie Sweitzer, PhD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2027-07-30
Completion
2027-07-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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