Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Paroxetine on Smokers' Cardiovascular Response to Stress - 1

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Tobacco Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Smokers report that they often smoke cigarettes during stressful times. The combined effect of smoking and exposure to stress leads to exaggerated increases in blood pressure, heart rate and other mea...

Detailed Description

Smokers report that they often smoke cigarettes during stressful times. Smoking and stress produce similar physiological responses such as increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and adrenaline level...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Smokes an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the year prior to enrollment

Exclusion

  • Interested in quitting smoking within the 3 months following enrollment
  • Current unstable medical condition
  • Substance abuse within the year prior to enrollment
  • Current use of any medications (e.g., psychoactive medications, antihypertensives) that, in the opinion of the investigators, might interfere with study measures or that would be expected to interact with paroxetine (e.g., CYP2D6 substrates)
  • Smoking cessation therapy within the 3 months prior to enrollment
  • Regular use of any form of tobacco other than cigarettes
  • Significant psychiatric disorders as assessed by the PRIME-MD and verified by a clinician
  • History of hypersensitivity to any selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00218439

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

November 1 2019

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College of Pharmacy

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455