Combination Medications vs. Patch Alone for Medically-Ill Smokers

October 9, 2008 updated by: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Flexibly-Dosed Combination Pharmacotherapy Versus Standard-Dosed Nicotine Patch Alone for Smokers With Medical Illness

Randomized clinical trial to evaluate a flexibly-dosed-3-medication combination for up to 6 months in smokers with medical illness

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjects randomly received either nicotine patch alone for a 10-week, tapering course (n=64) or the combination of nicotine patch, nicotine oral inhaler, and bupropion for an ad-lib duration (n=63).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

127

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
        • Umdnj-Rwjms

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:

  • currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day (confirmed by high exhaled carbon-monoxide (CO))
  • 18 years or older
  • interested in quitting within the next 30 days
  • one or more pre-defined medical illnesses (including cardiovascular disease, other vascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and recurrent pulmonary infections)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindications to pharmacotherapy (including unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 2 months, severe arrhythmia, seizure disorder, serious mental illness requiring antipsychotic medications)
  • current use of other tobacco products (smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, etc.), bupropion, clonidine, nortriptyline, or nicotine replacement medications
  • unable to give consent

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Nicotine patch, nicotine inhaler, bupropion
Drug: Nicotine patch, nicotine inhaler, bupropion
Patch - 21 mg - taper as able Inhaler - as needed Bupropion SR 150 mg daily
Active Comparator: 2
Nicotine patch
Drug: Nicotine patch
21 mg daily for 6 weeks followed by 14 mg for 2 weeks and then 7 mg for 2 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tobacco use abstinence
Time Frame: 26 week
26 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to first relapse
Time Frame: varies
varies
Duration of medication use
Time Frame: 26 weeks
26 weeks
Adverse clinical events
Time Frame: 26 weeks
26 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Collaborators

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael B Steinberg, MD, MPH, Umdnj-Rwjms

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 9, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 10, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 10, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0220055373

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