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Varenicline in Combination With Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation

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A 26-Week Phase II, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline in Combination With Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether the addition of a nicotine patch to varenicline increases smoking cessation success rate and whether the combination is safe.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a phase-II multicenter study involving 438 smokers, to be conducted at 7 sites in South Africa, over 6 months. In a randomized 1:1 allocation varenicline tartrate 1 mg twice daily, given in an incremental dosage for the first week before target quit date (TQD), will be compared to varenicline tartrate in the same dose combined with a 15mg nicotine patch. The nicotine patch (active and placebo) will be provided by McNeil. The patch will be given 2 weeks prior TQD. Treatment duration from TQD is 12 weeks with varenicline being tapered off during week 13.

A total of 12 clinic visits and 1 telephonic contact is planned for the 6-month study duration. The main efficacy outcome will be the 4-week continuous abstinence rate during the last four weeks of treatment, i.e. weeks 9 - 12. Efficacy assessments will be based on a Nicotine Use Inventory and measurements of end-expiratory exhaled carbon monoxide. Safety assessments will be based on adverse events evaluation, with special attention being given to the occurrence of nausea during the pretreatment period, as well as neuro-psychiatric symptoms such as depression or suicidal ideation. Participants will not be subjected to any invasive procedures.

This protocol is based on current evidence and two further abstracts presented at the European Respiratory Society Conference in Vienna, September 2009, that a combination of varenicline tartrate and nicotine replacement therapy indicate superior efficacy in cessation rate, but also an excellent good safety profile.

This study relates to the area of pharmacotherapy of smoking cessation, and will answer a frequently asked question. Importantly, several leading pulmonologists with experience in smoking cessation in South Africa have expressed their keen interest to participate in this study. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT01444131
Study type Interventional
Source University of Stellenbosch
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
Start date April 2011
Completion date June 2013
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