- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01524627
Effects of Varenicline on Smoking Reminders (VSMK)
August 15, 2017 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
Characterizing a Cue-vulnerable Pharmaco-responsive Endophenotype in Smokers
Varenicline is the best smoking cessation agent to date; however it is only effective in a subgroup of smokers and is associated with undesirable side effects in other subgroups.
To understand the underlying pharmaco-heterogeneity, the proposed project will use perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging and a functional candidate gene association approach using brain, behavioral, and clinical endpoints in a placebo-controlled study of chronic varenicline administration in smokers.
Brain and behavioral responses to smoking cues will be will be significantly greater in 9/10-repeats compared to 10/10-repeats.
DAT 9/10-repeat smokers receiving varenicline will have better treatment outcome compared to 10/10-repeats.
For the purposes of the clinical trial portion of the study, the change from cigarettes per day at Baseline to the last day of treatment will be reported.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
124
Phase
- Phase 2
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
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
- University of Pennsylvania Addiction Treatment Research Center
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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 to 60 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Physically healthy male or female nicotine dependent patients ages 18-60 without other current drug dependence or psychiatric diagnosis.
- Smoke ≥ 10 cigarettes per day for at least 6 months prior to study start date.
- Females must be non-pregnant, non-lactating and either be of non-childbearing potential (i.e. sterilized via hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation or at least 1 year post-menopausal) or of child bearing potential but practicing a medically acceptable method of birth control from at least 2 weeks prior to screening until 30 days after the last dose of varenicline. Examples of medically acceptable methods for this protocol include barrier (diaphragm or condom) with spermicide, an intrauterine (IUD), oral contraceptives, levonorgestrel implant, or complete abstinence.
- Subjects provide voluntary informed consent.
- Subjects must read at 8th grade level or higher.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of head trauma or injury causing loss of consciousness, lasting more than three (3) minutes or associated with skull fracture or inter-cranial bleeding or abnormal MRI.
- Presence of magnetically active prosthetics, plates, pins, permanent retainer, bullets, etc. in patient's body (unless a radiologist confirms that it's presence is unproblematic). An x-ray may be obtained to determine eligibility given the possibility of a foreign body.
- Self report of HIV positive and on medication for symptoms: Determined on an individual basis by results from the physical examination and final approval by the study physician.
- Symptomatic presence of other hematological disease.
- Clinically significant hepatic (liver), renal (kidney), neurological, or endocrinological abnormalities.
- History of any cardiovascular event within the last 6 months and any serious/significant cardiovascular event in the subject's life. This will be determined on an individual basis by the study physician.
- History of psychosis or seizures.
- Use of medications or natural herbs that may cause sedation or may effect the brain systems that are being studied (medication use will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
- Claustrophobia or other medical condition preventing subject from lying in the MRI for approximately one (1) hour.
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
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Control Group
Placebo will be prescribed to non-abstinent smokers at the same doses as have been demonstrated to be clinically effective for Varenicline: 0.5 mg twice a day for 3 days and then 1mg twice daily for the remainder of the treatment course of 8 weeks.
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Placebo will be prescribed to non-abstinent smokers at the same doses as have been demonstrated to be clinically effective for Varenicline: 0.5 mg twice a day for 3 days and then 1mg twice daily for the remainder of the treatment course of 8 weeks.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Varenicline
Varenicline will be prescribed to non-abstinent smokers at the same doses as have been demonstrated to be clinically effective: 0.5 mg twice a day for 3 days and then 1mg twice daily for the remainder of the treatment course of 8 weeks.
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Varenicline will be prescribed to non-abstinent smokers at the same doses as have been demonstrated to be clinically effective: 0.5 mg twice a day for 3 days and then 1mg twice daily for the remainder of the treatment course of 8 weeks.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Cigarettes Per Day
Time Frame: last week of treatment (1-8 weeks)
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Cigarettes per day at Baseline versus 8 weeks of treatment, placebo-controlled
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last week of treatment (1-8 weeks)
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Teresa Franklin, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
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
December 1, 2011
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2015
Study Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
January 10, 2012
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 30, 2012
First Posted (Estimate)
February 2, 2012
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 17, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 15, 2017
Last Verified
August 1, 2017
More Information
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Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 813779
- 1R01DA029845-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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