Efficacy and Safety of Rimonabant as an Aid to Maintenance of Smoking Cessation (STRATUS-WW)

April 6, 2009 updated by: Sanofi

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Oral Doses of Rimonabant, 5 mg/Day or 20 mg/Day, Versus Placebo, as an Aid to Maintenance of Smoking Cessation (1-Year Treatment, 1-Year Follow-up)

The primary study objective is to evaluate the efficacy of 2 dose levels of rimonabant (5 mg and 20 mg) for the maintenance of abstinence from smoking.

Secondary objectives are to evaluate the effect of rimonabant on craving and weight, the clinical and biological safety of 2 doses of rimonabant rimonabant during a 12-month treatment period and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of the drug.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4850

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New South Wales
      • Cove, New South Wales, Australia
        • Sanofi-Aventis
    • Quebec
      • Laval, Quebec, Canada
        • Sanofi-Aventis
    • New Jersey
      • Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States, 08807
        • Sanofi-Aventis

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Smokers smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day as a mean within the 2 months preceding the screening visit
  • Motivated to quit with a score greater than or equal to 6 on the ten-point Motivation Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non tobacco cigarettes consumption
  • chronic use of marijuana
  • pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • any clinically significant disease that might interfere with the efficacy or safety evaluation of the study drug
  • Concomitant use of drugs as an aid to smoking cessation or that might induce weight change

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time to smoking relapse from the point of re-randomization (Week 10) through Week 32
Smoking relapse defined as: any 7 or more consecutive days of smoking (even a puff) or any 2 consecutive days of smoking 5 or more cigarettes per day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety data
Efficacy: Time to smoking relapse from Week 10 to Week 52, craving, body weight change in abstainers, lipid parameters

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

April 11, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2009

Last Verified

April 1, 2009

More Information

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