Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Pharmacotherapy to Reduce Cue-responsiveness in Smokers

Lead Sponsor:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Nicotine Dependence

Tobacco Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

In this study we, the investigators at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, intend to explore whether bupropion is able to reduce smokers' responses to cigarette-related environmental cues, and...

Detailed Description

Current smoking cessation pharmacotherapy paradigms ignore the over-learned behaviour associated with smoking, thus contributing to the relatively poor absolute efficacy of pharmacotherapy. Chronic ni...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males or females
  • At least 19 years of age
  • Smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 2 years
  • Never treated with bupropion/Zyban

Exclusion

  • Co-morbid psychiatric disorder
  • History of psychotic disorder or eating disorder
  • Current alcohol or substance abuse/dependence (excluding nicotine, caffeine)
  • Brain injury
  • Seizure disorder
  • Pregnancy, lactation, or at risk of becoming pregnant
  • Current regular use of psychotropic drugs
  • Known allergy or sensitivity to bupropion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

May 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00133757

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2006

Last Update

February 15 2013

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1