Improving Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Heavy Drinkers - 1
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder
In brief
To test the effectiveness of an smoking cessation treatment for smokers who also drink alcohol heavily.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00107575
- Run by
- Brown University
- People needed
- 236
- Starts
- 2003-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-10-26
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- be at least 18 years of age
- have smoked cigarettes regularly for at least one year
- currently smoke at least 10 cigarettes a day
- currently be using no other tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapy
- currently drink heavily according to self-report (>14 drinks per week or >5 drinks per occasion at least once per month over the last 12 months for men; >7 drinks per week or >4 drinks per occasion at least once per month over the past 12 months for women)
You may not qualify if…
- meet full DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence in the past 12 months
- meet criteria for other current psychoactive substance abuse or dependence (excluding nicotine dependence and alcohol abuse) in the past 12 months [this would also exclude individuals with lifetime substance dependence who continue to have some abuse/dependence symptoms in the past 12 months]
- meet criteria for current dysthymia, major depression, or manic episode [past month]
- are currently psychotic [past 12 months] or suicidal [suicidal ideation or intent in the past month]
- have an unstable medical condition that would suggest caution in the use of the nicotine patch (e.g., unstable angina pectoris, arrhythmia, recent congestive heart failure)
- are currently pregnant or lactating or intend to become pregnant. We also will exclude participants who are not alcohol dependent but who have characteristics that might make supervised alcohol detoxification necessary (e.g., morning drinking to avoid withdrawal, daily drinking of >12 drinks, recent withdrawal symptoms, history of severe withdrawal symptoms such as hallucinations, seizures, or delirium tremens).
Where it is running
- Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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