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N/A N=32 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Smoking Cessation Study

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Nicotine Dependence

Enrolled (actual)
32
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: The Number of Subjects in Each Treatment Group Exhibiting Sustained, 4-week Smoking Abstinence, Defined as CO Levels <= 4 Ppm for Each Post-quit Study Visit. — 5; 3 participants — p=0.54

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Transdermal Nicotine Patch (Drug); Lis-dexamphetamine (Vyvanse) (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Duke University
Primary completion
Jul 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
The Number of Subjects in Each Treatment Group Exhibiting Sustained, 4-week Smoking Abstinence, Defined as CO Levels <= 4 Ppm for Each Post-quit Study Visit.
5; 3 0.54
SECONDARY
Smoking Rates
6.43; 8.14; 3.90; 2.59; 3.16; 1.83
SECONDARY
Continuous Performance Test (CPT) Commission Errors
15.29; 12.43; 13.29; 10.71; 13.44; 10.86
SECONDARY
Continuous Performance Test (CPT) Reaction Time Standard Error
5.37; 4.61; 5.52; 4.68; 5.42; 5.05
SECONDARY
ADHD Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) Self-Report and Observer Short Forms
67.13; 68.08; 63.07; 64.62; 58.62; 65.25
SECONDARY
N-back Test Proportion Correct Across 4 Load Factors
0.96; 1.00; 0.94; 0.99; 0.96; 0.95
SECONDARY
Clinician Rated Clinical Global Impressions of Improvement Scale (CGI-I)
2.88; 3.50; 2.73; 3.38; 2.29; 3.31

Summary

The overall goal of the present project is to investigate whether lisdexamphetamine (LDX; Vyvanse) is an effective adjunct to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to promote smoking cessation in patients with comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and nicotine dependence. The investigators hypothesized initially that smokers with ADHD who are optimized to a dose of LDX prior to quitting smoking and who remain on this dose of medication after quitting will remain abstinent longer than patients who are treated with placebo before and after quitting.However due to recent key issues that have arisen showing that initiation of stimulant treatment while subjects are actively smoking may facilitate increased smoking, and given that the study was still in the very early stage of study execution, the investigators revised the study design to use an empirically validated pretreatment approach with NRT and to initiate LDX treatment on the first post quit date in order to reduce the withdrawal symptoms that accompany smoking cessation. The overall rationale for this revised study design remains similar to the original.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) diagnosis
  • smokes at least > 10 cigarettes per day
  • no major medical problems
  • no contraindications to treatment with either LDX or transdermal nicotine

Exclusion Criteria

  • other psychiatric conditions that require medication
  • history of cardiovascular disease, clinically significant hypertension
  • Body Mass index (BMI) > 35
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00736255). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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