Bio-Behavioral Predictors of the Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2004-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to:

1. compare the effectiveness of a nicotine patch and nicotine nasal spray for smoking cessation; and

2. identify predictors of response to these alternate forms of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The subjects will be male and female smokers age 18-75.

• Eligible smokers will be those currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Planning a pregnancy, pregnant, or lactating

• Current addiction to opiates, cocaine, or stimulants

• Skin allergies or chronic dermatitis (based on medical history/self-report)

• An Axis 1 major psychiatric disorder