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A Pilot Study Evaluating Nicotine Lozenges and Self Help

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00888459
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 27, 2009
Results First Posted : November 4, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 18, 2011
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Oregon Research Institute
Information provided by:
Mayo Clinic

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The investigators are hypothesizing that by offering both self-help materials and mailed nicotine lozenges we will be able to help increase tobacco abstinence rates among ST users, as well as decrease tobacco withdrawal.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Smokeless Tobacco Use Drug: nicotine replacement therapy Drug: placebo NRT Phase 2

Detailed Description:
Smokeless tobacco (ST) is a known human carcinogen. Long-term ST use is known to increase the risk for oropharyngeal cancer. Most smokeless tobacco users wish to quit. Assisted-self help interventions (i.e., self-help manual, a targeted video, and two support telephone phone calls) have been shown to be superior to manual-only interventions for increasing tobacco abstinence rates. These interventions lend themselves to widespread dissemination, but abstinence rates at 6 months remains low (21%). Providing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to ST users receiving assisted self-help interventions could improve upon these ST abstinence rates. If found to be effective, this intervention may increase the ability to disseminate effective interventions to a population of tobacco users for whom few treatment resources currently exist.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 60 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Pilot Study to Assess the Effectiveness of the Nicotine Lozenge for Smokeless Tobacco Users
Study Start Date : April 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2009
Actual Study Completion Date : May 2009

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: active
Self-help counseling material and 4 mg nicotine lozenges
 Drug: nicotine replacement therapy
4 mg nicotine lozenges, ad lib, for 12 weeks.
Other Name: Nicotine Lozenges
Placebo Comparator: 2
self help counseling material and placebo nicotine lozenges
 Drug: placebo NRT
Placebo nicotine lozenges
Other Name: placebo


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of Participants With Tobacco Abstinence [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
    self-reported 7-day point prevalence tobacco abstinence at week 12 (end of treatment)


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. male;
  2. ≥18 years of age;
  3. report ST as their primary tobacco of use;
  4. have used ST daily for the past 6 months;
  5. indicate that they want to quit;
  6. have been provided with, understand, and have signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. previously enrolled in a study involving the use of the nicotine lozenge;
  2. currently using or have completed using (past 30 days) any other behavioral or pharmacologic tobacco treatment program;
  3. currently enrolled in another research study;
  4. describe having a medical history of: a) unstable angina; b) myocardial infarction within the past 6 months; c) cardiac dysrhythmia other than medication-controlled atrial fibrillation or PSVT; or d) medically-treated or untreated hypertension with BP ≥ 180 systolic OR ≥ 100 diastolic;
  5. have phenylketonuria (PKU) [nicotine lozenges contain aspartame which is metabolized to phenylalanine and not processed in individuals with PKU];
  6. have another member of their household already participating in this study;
  7. have other medical or psychiatric conditions that would exclude the participant;
  8. have a score of ≥ 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) on the phone call pre-screen.
Contacts and Locations
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Locations
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United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
United States, Oregon
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97403
Sponsors and Collaborators
Mayo Clinic
Oregon Research Institute
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Jon O Ebbert, MD Mayo Clinic
More Information
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: Jon Ebbert, MD, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00888459    
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-008574
CA121165
First Posted: April 27, 2009    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: November 4, 2010
Last Update Posted: July 18, 2011
Last Verified: July 2011
Keywords provided by Mayo Clinic:
tobacco
chew
nrt
nicotine lozenges
self-help
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Nicotine
Ganglionic Stimulants
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action