Status:
COMPLETED
Health Effects of SLT, Cigarette Smoking, and New Tobacco Products
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Nicotine Dependence
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The use of smokeless tobacco (ST) as a substitute for cigarette smoking has been suggested since it is considered by some to be a less harmful tobacco product (Russell, Jarvis and Feyerabend, 1980; Ru...
Detailed Description
Cigarette smokers (n=125) will be recruited from the local metropolitan area using multiple media outlets. Subjects who are medically and psychologically healthy will be recruited for the study. Cigar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects between 18-70 years of age
- Smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day for at least one year
- Good physical and mental health as evidenced by a medical history with no unstable medical conditions.
Exclusion
- Uncontrolled chronic disease or condition that requires medical attention during the course of the study
- Contraindications for nicotine replacement products: active ulcers, recent heart attack, heart disease or irregular heart beat, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or medication use that might affect tobacco use
- Current unstable psychiatric diagnoses or persons who currently are adjusting medication dose. (within the last 3 months)
- Subjects with current or recent (within 6 months) alcohol or drug abuse problem
- Other regular tobacco use such as regular cigar or pipe smoking
- Currently using other nicotine replacement products
- Chronic use of any drug that could interact with the study drugs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00469079
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
November 1 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Tobacco Use Research Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414