Status:

COMPLETED

Placebo-controlled Trial of Bupropion for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women

Lead Sponsor:

Henry Kranzler

Conditions:

Smoking

Nicotine Dependence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Smoking during pregnancy adversely affects the health of the mother and her developing baby. Maternal smoking approximately doubles the risk of miscarriage, placental complications, preterm delivery, ...

Detailed Description

A. General Design: This is a phase II, prospective, placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of bupropion in combination with behavioral counseling for smoking cessati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Currently smoking on average 3 or more cigarettes per day for the preceding 7 days with a breath CO of at least 5 ppm and wants to quit smoking
  • Pregnant at 13-26 weeks gestation (to maximize safety and the likelihood of receiving 10 weeks of treatment)
  • \>18 years of age
  • Able to speak and read English at a 6th grade level or higher, using the Slosson Oral Reading Test (SORT)
  • Committed to remaining in the geographic area for at least 3 months postpartum
  • Able to sign written informed consent and commit to completing the procedures involved in the study.
  • Methadone or buprenorphine-maintained women must be in methadone or buprenorphine treatment for a minimum of 2 weeks prior to entering the study. Their 2 most recent urine drug screens, consecutive and administered at least one week apart, must both be positive for methadone or buprenorphine and negative for drugs of abuse other than cannabis. Participants who screen positive for other drugs at either time point will not be enrolled in the study until they meet this criterion.

Exclusion

  • During the last 90 days from screening visit, meets any criteria for a DSM-IV diagnosis of drug or alcohol dependence-excluding tobacco or cannabis dependence and, for methadone or buprenorphine maintenance patients, opioid dependence-AND either evidences ongoing use of illicit drugs other than cannabis or continues to abuse or misuse prescription drugs such as CNS stimulants.
  • Pregnant with triplets or higher order multiple gestations
  • Has an unstable psychiatric disorder (i.e., suicide risk moderate or severe, as reflected by a score of \>9 on the MINI Section B (Suicidality) or a suicide attempt during the preceding year, psychiatric hospitalization within the last 3 months; current psychotic disorder based on the MINI)
  • Current or past Bipolar Disorder as determined by a study psychiatrist or psychologist based on assessment with the MINI, relevant information from the medical record and, when warranted, direct clinical evaluation.
  • Current, regular use of psychotropic medication, inhibitors of CYP2B6 (e.g., ticlopidine, clopidogrel), inducers of CYP2B6 (e.g., ritonavir, lopinavir, efavirenz), anticonvulsants (e.g., carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin), beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), Type 1C antiarrhythmics (e.g., propafenone and flecainide), drugs that require metabolic activation by CYP2D6 to be effective (e.g., tamoxifen), drugs that lower seizure threshold (e.g., antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants, theophylline, or systemic corticosteroids), levodopa or amantadine
  • Current unstable medical problems or potential inability to tolerate study treatment \[e.g., threatened abortion: current persistent hyperemesis gravidarum (HEG) requiring intravenous fluids (to be rescreened when HEG is stabilized/resolved and no electrolyte abnormalities are evident); hypertension with evidence of end organ dysfunction or on more than 2 medications at the start of the pregnancy\]; arteriovenous malformation; AIDS; laboratory evidence of hepatic impairment (e.g. viral hepatitis with serum transaminase levels more than twice the upper limit of normal) ; renal impairment (e.g., elevated creatinine or creatinine clearance \<75cc/hr), metabolic disorders (e.g., hypoglycemia, hyponatremia) or end organ damage from any chronic medical condition (e.g. abnormal pulmonary function tests), glaucoma, or other significant medical problems that in the opinion of a study obstetrician makes the risk of study participation unacceptable.
  • Known major fetal congenital malformation-as determined by the study obstetrician-diagnosed prior to study randomization
  • History of seizure disorder
  • Current use of a smoking cessation medication in addition to the study medication, such as nicotine replacement therapy
  • Current or history of bulimia or anorexia nervosa
  • Current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes (e.g., E-cigarettes)
  • Current clinically significantly abnormal laboratory evaluations that are not adequately controlled by standard of care treatment.
  • History of severe head injury (i.e., with loss of consciousness)
  • Any medical condition or concomitant medication that could compromise subject safety or treatment, as determined by the Principal Investigator and/or Study Physician.
  • Inability to provide informed consent or judged by the Principal Investigator and/or Study Physician to be an unsuitable candidate for a clinical drug trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 30 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 22 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

129 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02188459

Start Date

October 30 2014

End Date

January 22 2020

Last Update

May 4 2021

Active Locations (3)

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Christiana Care Health System

Newark, Delaware, United States, 19713

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107