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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of administering N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) to assist in initial cessation and/or relapse prevention in adult cigarette smokers.


Clinical Trial Description

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on initial cessation and relapse prevention in adult cigarette smokers. Specifically, this study has the following aims: Aim 1) Examine the efficacy of NAC, compared to placebo, in helping smokers achieve three days of continuous abstinence; Aim 2) Among those who maintain initial 3-day abstinence, examine the time to relapse over the 8-week intervention between NAC and placebo groups; Aim 3) Assess 7-day point prevalence abstinence at the 8-week end-of-treatment study visit in order to obtain effect sizes and estimates of variability to power a randomized clinical trial. ;


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NCT number NCT02737358
Study type Interventional
Source Medical University of South Carolina
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
Start date August 30, 2016
Completion date October 10, 2019

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