Bio-Behavioral Predictors of the Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Smoking

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to: 1. compare the effectiveness of a nicotine patch and nicotine nasal spray for smoking cessation; and 2. identify predictors of response to these alternate forms of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00326781

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

674

Starts

1999-12-01

Expected to finish

2004-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The subjects will be male and female smokers age 18-75.
• Eligible smokers will be those currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day.

You may not qualify if…

• Planning a pregnancy, pregnant, or lactating
• Current addiction to opiates, cocaine, or stimulants
• Skin allergies or chronic dermatitis (based on medical history/self-report)
• An Axis 1 major psychiatric disorder

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.