Status:

COMPLETED

Test of Novel Drug for Smoking Cessation

Lead Sponsor:

Chengappa, K.N. Roy, MD

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Smoking Cessation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study will assess a novel active drug vs. placebo on ability to reduce smoking and aid cessation during a one-week "practice" quit period for each condition in smokers with a high interest in quit...

Detailed Description

We aim to test the proof of principal that an alpha-7 PAM drug, JNJ-39393406, promotes smoking cessation when compared to placebo. We have developed, tested, and validated an efficient Phase 2a screen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy male and female dependent smokers wanting to quit soon
  • \-

Exclusion

  • Use of non-smoked nicotine products
  • Already enrolled in cessation program.
  • Recent alcohol or substance dependence (≤ 3 months)
  • Women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or lactating; all female participants shall undergo a pregnancy test at screening and will be excluded if positive.
  • Serious or unstable medical disorder within the past 3 months
  • Epilepsy
  • Current diagnosis (within last 6-months) of abnormal cardiac rhythms; unstable cardiovascular disease e.g. stroke, myocardial infarction in the last 6 months
  • Evidence impaired liver function test (LFT)
  • Evidence of kidney failure
  • Any subject with a history of hematological cancers examples: leukemia, lymphoma etc.
  • Any clinically significant hematological laboratory abnormality.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02217527

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

January 1 2018

Last Update

August 15 2018

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Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213