Status:
COMPLETED
Auriculotherapy for Smoking Cessation: Pilot
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Thirty three percent of our veterans currently smoke. Encouraging smoking cessation continues to be a top priority for the Veteran's Administration as smoking is the single most important preventable ...
Detailed Description
Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 125 veterans was conducted to determine whether aural electrical stimulation (auriculotherapy) with the Stim Flex 400A TENS...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Do not meet any exclusion criteria; age 19 and above.
Exclusion
- Veterans will be excluded from the study if they:
- have history or current evidence of pathological condition of the ear (e.g. infection, inflammation, or skin disruption of the auricle
- are known to be pregnant (positive urine pregnancy test)
- have an indwelling cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
- are actively psychotic (as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, or disorganization), have a severe cognitive impairment, or current significant substance abuse disorder that might prevent full participation in this study. Also excluded are those who score greater than 20 on the PHQ-9 screening tool for depression
- refuse to sign an informed consent form
- have been on bupropion and/or nicotine patch in the past one month or intend to start bupropion and/or nicotine patch in the next 6 weeks.
- Have a urine cotinine level less than 3.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01189110
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
April 28 2015
Active Locations (1)
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St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division, St. Louis, MO
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63106