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A Pilot Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of CigRx™ in Smokers

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01262170
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 17, 2010
Last Update Posted : October 30, 2015
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, crossover, pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CigRx™ Lozenge, a dietary supplement, in daily smokers in temporarily reducing the desire to smoke

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Smoking Tobacco Use Disorder Dietary Supplement: CigRx Lozenge Other: Tobacco Lozenge Phase 1

Detailed Description:
Subjects will orally self-administer 2 study products, each in the form of a dissolvable lozenge, and will complete questionnaires on demographics, urges to smoke, and product rating.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 109 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Crossover, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CigRx™ Lozenge, a Non-Nicotine Non-Tobacco Dietary Supplement, in Daily Smokers in Temporarily Reducing the Desire to Smoke
Study Start Date : April 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2010

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: CigRx Lozenge
CigRx Lozenge
 Dietary Supplement: CigRx Lozenge
lozenge made of dietary supplements
Active Comparator: Tobacco Lozenge
Tobacco Lozenge
 Other: Tobacco Lozenge
lozenge made of compressed cured tobacco extract


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Effect on subject's craving to smoke [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]
    craving is assessed by changes in questionnaire answers over time


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Collection of information on adverse events related to study products [ Time Frame: 5 hours ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   23 Years to 72 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy adult smokers
  • Smoking for at least 5 years
  • Smoking at least one (1) pack of cigarettes a day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to lozenge components
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Locations
United States, West Virginia
Comfort Inn
Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States, 25401
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Maria Varga, MD Star Scientific, Inc
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Responsible Party: Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01262170     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RCP-002
First Posted: December 17, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 30, 2015
Last Verified: October 2015

Keywords provided by Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
dietary supplement
nutraceutical

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders