Nicotine Patch for Nicotine Dependence in Individuals With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder - 1

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the use of High-Dose versus Regular-Dose Nicotine Patch for Nicotine Dependence in Individuals with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00046813

Run by

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

People needed

100

Starts

2001-08-01

Expected to finish

2005-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects: 100 stable outpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and nicotine dependence. All subjects will meet the following inclusion criteria:
• Patients who are able to provide informed consent
• Patients will meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for Nicotine Dependence and Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective disorder
• Patients will be stable on their current antipsychotic regimen and will be interested in treatment for both their psychiatric and nicotine dependence

You may not qualify if…

• Potential subjects meeting the following criteria will be excluded:
• Patients with history of clinically significant angina or unstable angina pectoris
• Patients with severe CAD or recent myocardial infarction (within last 6 months)
• Patients with evidence or history of other severe medical illness (hematologic, renal or neoplastic)
• Patients who represent a serious suicide risk, including recent suicidal behavior or attempt within the last thirty days
• Patients with history of severe skin allergies or chronic dermatoses
• Concomitant use of clonidine or bupropion
• Pregnant females

Where it is running

• UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-2 — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
• UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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