Bio-Behavioral Predictors of the Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), Project 2
The ultimate objective is to obtain information necessary to match NRT to those smokers with
the greatest need and likelihood of benefit. The investigators hypothesize that the nicotine
nasal spray (NS) will result in significantly higher abstinence rates than transdermal
nicotine (TN) for the following subgroups of smokers: those with genotypes associated with
less transmission of dopamine or serotonin, or greater metabolism of nicotine; and those
with higher levels of novelty-seeking, depression, and attention deficit symptoms.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Continuous Abstinence at End of Treatment (Self-report)(Defined as the Number of Consecutive Days Without Smoking a Cigarette for Each Subject)
A self-report measure of continuous abstinence at end of treatment. It is defined as the number of consecutive days without smoking a cigarette for each subject, as determined by the Timeline Followback (TLFB), completed by research staff. The TLFB is an assessment tool that obtains estimates of daily smoking. Using a calendar, people provide retrospective estimates of their daily smoking over a specified time period that can vary up to 12 months from the interview date. The TLFB has also been used to assess other forms of substance abuse (e.g., alcohol, drugs, etc.).
End of Treatment (8-weeks after quit date)
No
Caryn Lerman, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
University of Pennsylvania
United States: Institutional Review Board
703294
NCT00326781
December 1999
August 2004
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University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |