Smoking Habits and Smoking Cessation in Young Adults

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-09-02
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of varenicline and nicotine patch combined with motivational interview technique in smoking cessation of young adults over 12 months follow-up.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tuula Toljamo
• Collaborators: Helsinki University; University of Helsinki; University of Oulu
• Treatments: Nicotine; Varenicline

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy daily smokers

• a daily smoker has smoked at least 1cig/day every day during last month and has smoked at least 100 cig ever

• a nonsmoker has smoked less than 50 cig ever,and has not smoked at all during last month

• motivated to quit smoking and ready to 12 months follow-up

• minor allergy or mild asthma without regular medication is allowed

Exclusion Criteria:

• any chronic disease with daily medication

• known allergy to study medications(varenicline, nicotine patch,nicotine gum)

• any substance and/or alcohol abuse

• drop-outs are counted as current smokers