Status:

COMPLETED

Galantamine Effects on Nicotine Responses in Smokers

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Smoking

Tobacco Withdrawal

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This will be a 2-4 week double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Twenty four male and female smokers will first have two 4-day treatment periods, in which they will be randomized to galantamine (8 mg/d...

Detailed Description

In this double-blind, crossover study, the investigators are proposing to evaluate galantamine's effects on the subjective nicotine effects and the severity of tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Twenty four...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • female and male smokers, aged 18 to 55 years;
  • history of smoking daily for the past 12 months, at least 15 cigarettes daily;
  • CO level \> 10ppm;
  • for women: not pregnant as determined by pregnancy screening, nor breast feeding, and using acceptable birth control methods.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • history of major medical illnesses including asthma or chronic obstructive lung disease, history or current gastrointestinal ulcer, hepatic or renal impairment and cardiac rhythm disturbances or other medical conditions that the study physician deems contraindicated for the subject to be in the study;
  • regular use of psychotropic medication (antidepressants, antipsychotics, or anxiolytics) and/or recent psychiatric diagnosis and treatment for Axis I disorders including major depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia and panic disorder within the past year;
  • current dependence on alcohol or on drugs or treatments for drug or alcohol addiction ;
  • use of drugs that slow heart rate (eg, beta-blockers), which may increase the risk of bradycardia and AV block, or NSAIDs, which may increase potential for developing ulcers/active or occult gastrointestinal bleeding;
  • known allergy to galantamine

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    12 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01417429

    Start Date

    March 1 2010

    End Date

    March 1 2011

    Last Update

    July 8 2015

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    Department of Veterans Affairs

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