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A Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Varenicline Compared To Placebo For Smoking Cessation Through Reduction.

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01370356
First received: June 8, 2011
Last updated: May 1, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will determine whether varenicline is safe and helps people to quit smoking through reduction when they are not willing/able to make an abrupt quit attempt.


Condition Intervention Phase
Smoking Cessation
 Drug: Varenicline Tartrate
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: A Phase 4, Multi-National, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Varenicline Compared To Placebo For Smoking Cessation Through Reduction

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) confirmed Continuous Abstinence (CA) during the last 10 weeks of treatment Weeks 15-24 [ Time Frame: Weeks 15-24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) confirmed Continuous Abstinence (CA) Weeks 21-24 [ Time Frame: Weeks 21-24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) confirmed Continuous Abstinence (CA) Weeks 21-52 [ Time Frame: Weeks 21-52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • 7 day point prevalence of smoking cessation at Weeks 12, 24, and 52 [ Time Frame: Weeks 12, 24, and 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • 4 week point prevalence of smoking cessation at Week 52 [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 1404
Study Start Date: July 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Varenicline Tartrate Drug: Varenicline Tartrate
Varenicline Tartrate oral tablets 2 (0.5mg) tablets twice a day for 24 weeks (first week titration)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: Placebo
Matching placebo 2 oral tablets twice a day for 24 weeks (first week titration)

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female cigarette smokers over the age of 18 years who are not willing/able to quit smoking within the next month but who are willing to attempt to reduce their smoking to work toward a quit attempt within the next 3 months.
  • Subjects must have smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the past year and during the month prior to the screening visit, with no continuous period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year and who have an exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) >10 ppm at screening.
  • Subjects with mild to moderate depression or anxiety may be included if their condition is stable.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a history of a suicide attempt or any suicidal behavior in the past two years.
  • Subjects with severe depression or anxiety.
  • Subjects with psychosis, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or schizophrenia.
  • Subjects with alcohol or substance abuse or dependence (except nicotine) unless in full remission for at least 12 months.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01370356

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Pfizer
Investigators
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
  More Information

Additional Information:
To obtain contact information for a study center near you, click here.  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01370356     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: A3051075, REDUCE TO QUIT
Study First Received: June 8, 2011
Last Updated: May 1, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Pfizer:
smoking reduction
smoking cessation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Smoking
Habits
Varenicline
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
 Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013