Pilot Study of Bupropion for Smoking Cessation in Postpartum Non-breastfeeding Women
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00119210 |
Recruitment Status
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Terminated
(We were unable to recruit sufficient numbers of patients and decided that the study protocol was not feasible to implement)
First Posted
: July 13, 2005
Last Update Posted
: April 29, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Tobacco Use Disorder | Drug: Bupropion SR Other: placebo | Phase 4 |
Purpose: A pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial is testing the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial of the efficacy of bupropion SR vs. placebo in non-breastfeeding postpartum women who smoked >1 cigarette in the last month of pregnancy and want to stop smoking. The study will estimate achievable enrollment and retention rates; estimate the effect size of the drug on tobacco abstinence; assess the tolerability of bupropion in postpartum women; and allow refinement of recruitment, retention, intervention, and assessment protocols.
Research Design: Pilot double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.
Study Population: 40 postpartum women aged 18 years or older who smoked > 1 cigarette in the last month of pregnancy, want to stop smoking, and are not breastfeeding. Subjects will be recruited postpartum while hospitalized after delivery.
Intervention: Bupropion SR (or matching placebo) for 8 weeks, starting immediately post-delivery. The dose is 150 mg qd for one week then 150 mg bid for 7 weeks. All subjects will receive behavioral counseling delivered face-to-face during the post-delivery hospitalization and by telephone 4 times over 8 weeks.
Outcome Measures: (assessed at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks postpartum):
- Study eligibility, recruitment, and retention rates (primary outcome).
- Tobacco abstinence (7-day point prevalence nonsmoking by self-report and confirmed by saliva cotinine at 2 weeks, 8 weeks (end of drug treatment), and 12 weeks postpartum.
- Postpartum weight loss and symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Tolerability of postpartum bupropion, assessed by medication adherence and adverse effects.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Bupropion for Smoking Cessation in Postpartum Women |
Study Start Date : | March 2005 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2006 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Sugar pill
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Other: placebo |
Experimental: Bupropion SR | Drug: Bupropion SR |
- Proportion of women who are eligible for the study
- Proportion of eligible women who enroll in the study
- Proportion of enrolled women who complete the study
- Cotinine-verified 7-day tobacco abstinence at 2 weeks
- Cotinine-verified 7-day tobacco abstinence at 8 weeks
- Cotinine-verified 7-day tobacco abstinence at 12 weeks
- Symptoms of depression at 2, 8, and 12 weeks postpartum
- Symptoms of anxiety at 2, 8, and 12 weeks postpartum
- Adherence to study drug at 2 and 8 weeks postpartum
- Rate of adverse effects at 2 and 8 weeks postpartum

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Postpartum women who:
- Smoked >1 cigarette in last month of pregnancy
- Deliver a baby at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
- Do not breastfeed or plan to breastfeed.
- Want to attempt to stop smoking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 years;
- Current use of bupropion or antidepressant;
- Current major depression or other severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, mania);
- Contraindication to use of bupropion;
- Illegal substance use in past 6 months;
- >1 drink/day of alcohol during pregnancy;
- Newborn with major congenital anomaly or <25 weeks' gestation;
- Inability to speak or read English;
- No telephone.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00119210
United States, Massachusetts | |
Brigham and Women's Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 |
Principal Investigator: | Nancy A Rigotti, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Nancy Rigotti, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00119210 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2004-P-001769 Grant #051794 |
First Posted: | July 13, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 29, 2011 |
Last Verified: | April 2011 |
Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
Tobacco use cessation Bupropion Zyban Puerperium |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder Substance-Related Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Bupropion Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents Psychotropic Drugs Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors |
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |