Status:

COMPLETED

Menstrual Cycle Effects on Smoking Cessation and Cue Reactivity

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Conditions:

Nicotine Dependence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a brief smoking cessation trial in women, comparing transdermal nicotine patch (TNP) versus varenicline.

Detailed Description

This component builds directly upon the results of the previously funded project in systematically investigating the impact of short-term ovarian hormone fluctuation on females as they try to quit smo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-45. Individuals over the age of 45 will not be included as we are examining the effects of menstrual cycle and ovarian hormones.
  • Daily smokers who smoke at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least past 6 months.
  • Post menarche and pre menopausal
  • Regular menstrual cycle between 25 and 35 days
  • At least three months post delivery and breast feeding
  • Desire to quit smoking and willingness to participate in a research study.
  • Women with a history of depression (but not current MDE) and current PMDD will be included. Excluding women with these diagnoses would have a major impact on feasibility, but because both disorders might impact treatment outcome, individuals will be stratified across randomization groups.

Exclusion

  • Any unstable major axis I psychiatric disorder in the past month
  • Current substance use disorders other than nicotine and caffeine use, in the past 30 days.
  • Any medication that may interfere with psychophysiological monitoring
  • Unstable medical or serious medical condition in the past 6 months
  • Hypersensitivity to varenicline or TNP
  • Use of other tobacco products
  • Use of other medications with smoking cessation efficacy within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • BMI less than 15 since this could alter hormone levels that affect menstrual phase
  • Pregnancy
  • Breast feeding
  • Status post hysterectomy
  • Birth control or HRT medication that would effect the menstrual cycle. Currently available oral contraceptives contain either a combination of a synthetic estrogen and synthetic progestin, or a progestin alone. Estrogen and/or progestin inhibit ovulation and alter cervical mucus and the endometrium by suppressing the production of follicle-stimulating hormone and the luteinizing hormone surge (Bucci \& Carson, 1997)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00664755

Start Date

July 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

May 24 2018

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425