Gradual vs. Abrupt Cessation Treatment for Smoking
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation
In brief
This study tests whether stopping smoking by gradually cutting down first is more or less successful than stopping abruptly. We hypothesize that stopping by gradually cutting down first will produce more abstinence than stopping abruptly.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00297492
- Run by
- University of Vermont
- People needed
- 750
- Starts
- 2006-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-09-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Interested in quitting gradually
- At least 18 years old
- Daily cigarette smoker
- Smoke at least 15 cigarettes per day (CPD)
- No change greater than 20% in CPD in the last month
- Interested in quitting in next 30 days
- Must agree to not use non-cigarette tobacco during study
- No use of smoking cessation medication in last month
- Have phone with voice mail
- Willing to use nicotine lozenge
- No other person in household in study
- Fluent/literate in English
You may not qualify if…
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Currently using medication for depression or asthma
- Heart disease requiring medication
- Heart attack in last month
- Irregular heartbeat
- High blood pressure not controlled by medication
- Stomach ulcers
- Diabetes
Where it is running
- University of Vermont Human Behavioral Pharmacology Lab — Burlington, Vermont, United States
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