Actively Recruiting
Improving Smoking Abstinence Outcomes in the African American Community Through Extended Treatment
Led by University of Kansas Medical Center · Updated on 2026-02-23
500
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
217 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will evaluate the efficacy of extended bupropion(6 months) versus standard bupropion treatment (7 weeks) among African American daily smokers.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Smoking Abstinence Outcomes in the African American Community Through Extended Treatment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- African American
- Age greater than 18 years
- Interested in quitting smoking
- Smoked more than 1 cigarette per day for over 1 year
- Smoked on more than 25 days in the past month
- Willing to take 6 months of study medication and complete all visits
- Have a home address and functioning telephone number
You will not qualify if you...
- Use of psychoactive medications
- History of alcohol or substance abuse within the past year
- Binge drinking (more than 5 drinks on one occasion) more than 2 times in the past month
- History of seizures or head trauma
- History of bulimia or anorexia nervosa
- Pregnant or contemplating pregnancy; breastfeeding
- Myocardial infarction in the past 2 months
- Use of opiates, cocaine, or stimulants
- Unstable diabetes
- Taking drugs highly metabolized by liver enzyme CYP2D6 (e.g., metoprolol, tamoxifen)
- Use of stop smoking medications (bupropion, varenicline, nicotine replacement, fluoxetine, clonidine, buspirone, or doxepin) in the past 30 days
- Planning to move from the Kansas City area in the next year
- Another smoker in household enrolled in the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64130
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tricia Snow, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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