Status:

COMPLETED

Smoking Cessation in Groups and With Tobacco Pastils

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Conditions:

Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to examine if smokeless tobacco combined with group support might increase smoking cessation rate compared with groups support in smokers.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this trial is to examine if smokeless tobacco (Oliwer Twist) combined with group support (15-20 per group) might increase smoking cessation rate compared with groups support cold turkey...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • smoking \> 13 cigarettes/day
  • healthy (allowed: hypertension, diabetes type 2, mild asthma/COPD, hypercholesterolemia)
  • motivated for cessation
  • motivated to use tobacco pastils
  • motivated for group support

Exclusion

  • severe diseases
  • psychiatric diseases
  • using antipsychotic drugs
  • used NRT/bupropion in the last 3 months
  • consuming \> 6 drinks/day
  • pregnant/lactating
  • stopped smoking more than 2 days during last 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

November 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00265460

Start Date

March 1 2005

End Date

November 1 2006

Last Update

September 15 2009

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Dept. pulmonary medicine Y, Gentofte University Hospital

Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark, 2900