Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of Various Smoking Cessation Therapies in Reducing Smoking in Adolescents - 1

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Smoking Cessation

Tobacco Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-18 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Currently one in five high school students smokes. Smoking can harm adolescents well before they reach adulthood by causing a number of immediate, sometimes irreversible, health risks and problems. Th...

Detailed Description

Among adolescents, the short-term health effects of smoking include damage to the respiratory system, addiction to nicotine, and the associated risk of other drug use. Adolescents are at greater risk ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least 6 months of daily cigarette smoking
  • No use of other tobacco products
  • Motivated to reduce or quit smoking
  • Not currently using medications to quit smoking
  • Agree to use an effective form of contraception throughout the study

Exclusion

  • People for whom use of nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion is medically inadvisable
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months of enrollment
  • History of emotional problems (as assessed by the Adolescent Symptoms Inventory) within 6 months prior to enrollment
  • Currently on an unstable dose of psychoactive medications
  • Currently taking medications that may react with one of the treatment medications
  • Pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00158171

Start Date

April 1 2002

End Date

May 1 2004

Last Update

January 10 2017

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

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