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Phase 2 N=38 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Treating Smokers With Mental Illness

Smoking Cessation · Cigarette Smoking · Schizophrenia · Psychotic Disorders · Major Depressive Disorder

Enrolled (actual)
38
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: 7-Day Point Prevalence Abstinence — 5; 3; 4; 5 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Nicotine patch (Drug); Nicotine lozenge (Drug); Therapy (Behavioral); Information (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Primary completion
May 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
7-Day Point Prevalence Abstinence
5; 3; 4; 5
SECONDARY
Quit Attempts
13; 7; 18; 10
SECONDARY
Smoking Reduction
5.6; 11.59; 4.84; 8.03

Summary

This is a smoking cessation study that will enroll smokers who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. The study will use a combination of intensive tobacco treatment counseling and nicotine replacement therapy to assist smokers in cutting back on and quitting smoking over the course of six months.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • have a severe mental illness diagnosis
  • be a daily smoker
  • be willing to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day leading to a quit attempt
  • want to try to quit smoking
  • be willing to use nicotine replacement therapy
  • be able to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria

  • anyone who has had an active psychotic episode or been hospitalized due to suicidal ideation in the last six months
  • pregnancy
  • taking Chantix or Clozapine
  • having a terminal illness
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03822416). 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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