Extended Duration Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Bupropion in Smokers With Schizophrenia
Stopped early · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Nicotine Dependence, Schizophrenia
In brief
After successfully quitting smoking, smokers with schizophrenia are vulnerable to relapse shortly after discontinuation of treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-month relapse prevention intervention in recently abstinent smokers with schizophrenia. Subjects participated in a 12-week smoking cessation phase, where they received nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion SR 150mg bid, and cognitive behavioral therapy. If, at the end of the 12 weeks, they were able to demonstrate 1 week of abstinence, they continued in the relapse prevention phase of the study, where they continued to receive nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion SR 150mg bid, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01576640
- Run by
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- People needed
- 17
- Starts
- 2005-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-05-21
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria
- Reported smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day for at least the prior year
- Expressed a desire to quit smoking and a willingness to set a smoking cessation date within 4 weeks of enrollment
- Were psychiatrically stable on a fixed dose of an antipsychotic for the past 30 days or more
- Reported no active substance use disorder other than nicotine or caffeine within 6 months of enrollment
You may not qualify if…
- Participants with neurologic risk factors for bupropion treatment were excluded from receiving bupropion but were eligible to participate and receive short- and long-acting NRT and CBT only.
Where it is running
- Schizophrenia Program of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Freedom Trail Clinic, 25 Staniford Street — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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