Examining the Effectiveness of the Nicotine Patch in Male and Female Smokers - 2

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

Treatment studies have demonstrated that current smoking cessation techniques are less effective for women. The purpose of this study is to determine the role that gender plays on the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy. This may lead to improved cessation interventions for all smokers, particularly women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00135746

Run by

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

People needed

128

Starts

2004-05-01

Expected to finish

2007-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Daily cigarette use of 15 or more cigarettes for at least 2 years
• Screening CO level of or greater than 15 ppm
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
• Willing to abstain from tobacco products for 8 or more hours prior to testing

You may not qualify if…

• History of chronic health problems or psychiatric conditions
• History of cardiovascular disease, low or high blood pressure, seizures, head injuries requiring hospital care, peptic ulcer, or diabetes
• Pregnancy (tested by urinalysis)
• Scores greater than 17 on the Beck Depression Inventory
• Lack of a high school degree or GED

Where it is running

• Behavioral Pharmacolgy Research Laboratory — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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