Computer-Assisted Scheduling of Nicotine Inhaler Use in Participants Who Plan to Stop Smoking

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2004-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

RATIONALE: Computer-assisted scheduling of nicotine inhaler use may be an effective method to help people stop smoking.

PURPOSE: Randomized cinical trial to compare the effectiveness of computer-assisted scheduling of nicotine inhaler use with that of self-scheduled nicotine inhaler use in participants who plan to stop smoking.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Personal Improvement Computer Systems
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Smoker with a daily smoking rate between 15 and 40 cigarettes per day for at least 2 years Willing to quit smoking Willing to use a nicotine inhaler No concurrent use of smokeless tobacco, pipes, or cigars

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 67 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy:

Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: No liver disease Renal: No kidney disease Cardiovascular: No history of heart disease No high blood pressure Other: No stomach ulcers No overactive thyroid Not pregnant or nursing No plans to become pregnant within the next 6 months

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: No concurrent insulin Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 1 month since prior bupropion or antidepressants At least 1 year since prior treatment for substance abuse No other concurrent nicotine replacement products