Status:
COMPLETED
Nicotine Patch Pretreatment for Smoking Cessation in PTSD
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic
Tobacco Use Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study seeks to evaluate the relationship between PTSD, abstinence, and factors associated with relapse in the context of a randomized, clinical smoking cessation trial.
Detailed Description
Smokers with PTSD will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 pre-cessation patch therapy conditions (active patch versus placebo patch) for three weeks before a target quit-smoking date. All participants to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Smokers who smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day in the past year;
- 18-80 years old;
- English speakers;
- medically stable;
- stable on current medication regimen
Exclusion
- Pregnant women excluded;
- participants with organic mental disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, lifetime but not current PTSD, current substance abuse or dependence;
- medical conditions contraindicated with nicotine replacement therapy;
- use other forms of nicotine (cigars, nicotine gum, etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
87 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00625131
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
November 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
VA Medical Center, Durham
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705