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Targeted Interventions for Weight-Concerned Smokers

Primary Purpose

Nicotine Dependence

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Naltrexone
Transdermal nicotine replacement
Behavioral counseling
Sponsored by
Yale University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Nicotine Dependence focused on measuring Tobacco, Smoking, Weight, Weight perception, Naltrexone

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Concern about gaining weight after quitting. This will be assessed using questionnaires that will provide a rating system to determine qualified participants. 2. Age 18 and older. 3. Willingness and ability to give written consent. 4. Smoking greater than 10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year. 5. At least one prior attempt to stop smoking. 6. Baseline expired carbon-monoxide level of at least 10 ppm. 7. Weigh at least 100 lbs. 8. English speaking. 9. One person per household. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or nursing women or women attempting to conceive. 2. Unstable cardiac disease. 3. History of dermatoses. 4. Current alcohol or drug dependence other than nicotine dependence. 5. Serious current neurologic, psychiatric or medical illness, including those with a significant risk of committing suicide based on history or investigator's judgment. 6. Chronic pain conditions necessitating opioid treatment (naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, will make these medications ineffective). 7. History of cirrhosis or significant hepatocellular injury as evidenced by SGOT or SGPT >3 x normal or elevated bilirubin. 8. Current use of smokeless tobacco, pipes, cigars, nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, or lozenges. 9. Patients requiring concomitant therapy with any psychotropic drug or on any drug with a psychotropic component except those who are on a stable dose of an Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor for at least two months for the indications of Major Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). 10. Subjects with a positive opiate urine drug screen will be excluded to avoid precipitating opiate withdrawal. 11. Current use of opiates. 12. Currently on a medically prescribed diet.

Sites / Locations

  • Yale University School of Medicine Substance Abuse Treatment Unit

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Placebo Comparator

Arm Label

Naltrexone, Transdermal Nicotine

Placebo Naltrexone, Transdermal Nicotine

Arm Description

Arm 1 (Experimental) = Transdermal nicotine replacement (21 mg for first 6 weeks post-quit then 14 mg for 2 weeks) once per day + Naltrexone 25 mg oral capsule once per day

Arm 2 (Placebo Comparator) = Transdermal nicotine replacement (21 mg for first 6 weeks post-quit then 14 mg for 2 weeks) once per day + Placebo Naltrexone 25 mg oral capsule once per day

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Weight Gain at 26 Weeks.
Weight change from baseline measured at 26 weeks.
Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 26 Weeks.
The number of people that were abstinent from cigarette smoking at 26 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Weight Gain at 6 Weeks.
Weight change from baseline measured at 6 weeks.
Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 6 Weeks
The number of people that were abstinent from cigarette smoking at 6 weeks.
Cigarettes Smoked Per Day.
Average number of cigarettes smoked per day at 26 weeks.

Full Information

First Posted
March 14, 2005
Last Updated
January 28, 2013
Sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00105482
Brief Title
Targeted Interventions for Weight-Concerned Smokers
Official Title
Testing the Effectiveness of Low Dose Naltrexone for Smoking Cessation and Minimization of Post-cessation Weight Gain
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2005 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2009 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 2009 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Weight gain after quitting smoking is an important barrier to treatment for many smokers. This study will test a drug called naltrexone with weight-concerned smokers to investigate whether or not this drug both improves smoking cessation quit rates and minimizes post quit weight gain.
Detailed Description
This is a 6-month randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of 25 mg naltrexone for smoking cessation in a sample of 270 male and female weight-concerned smokers. Participants also receive transdermal nicotine replacement therapy during the first 8 weeks of the study, which they begin on their quit date. Naltrexone study medication will be started a week before their quit date and continued through the six-month period. Brief behavioral counseling and research assessments are provided for two sessions prior to the quit date and then weekly for two weeks, bi-weekly for a month and every four weeks thereafter. A follow-up appointment is completed at 12 months after participants' quit date. The primary outcomes are six-month point prevalence abstinence and post-cessation weight gain for those who are continuously abstinent (not even a puff). Secondary outcomes include an examination of alcohol consumption, evaluation of urges, other measures of smoking cessation success, point prevalence abstinence at 12 months, and food preferences. A number of tertiary measures will be obtained for examining predictors of smoking cessation, weight gain, and naltrexone response.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Nicotine Dependence
Keywords
Tobacco, Smoking, Weight, Weight perception, Naltrexone

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
172 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Naltrexone, Transdermal Nicotine
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Arm 1 (Experimental) = Transdermal nicotine replacement (21 mg for first 6 weeks post-quit then 14 mg for 2 weeks) once per day + Naltrexone 25 mg oral capsule once per day
Arm Title
Placebo Naltrexone, Transdermal Nicotine
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Arm 2 (Placebo Comparator) = Transdermal nicotine replacement (21 mg for first 6 weeks post-quit then 14 mg for 2 weeks) once per day + Placebo Naltrexone 25 mg oral capsule once per day
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Naltrexone
Intervention Description
Drug: Naltrexone 12.5 mg oral capsule once per day for 1 day then 25 mg oral capsule once per day for 27 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Transdermal nicotine replacement
Intervention Description
Transdermal nicotine replacement (21 mg for first 6 weeks post-quit then 14 mg for 2 weeks) once per day + naltrexone 25 mg oral capsule once per day
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Behavioral counseling
Intervention Description
Brief behavioral counseling and research assessments are provided for two sessions prior to the quit date and then weekly for two weeks, bi-weekly for a month and every four weeks thereafter.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Weight Gain at 26 Weeks.
Description
Weight change from baseline measured at 26 weeks.
Time Frame
26 weeks
Title
Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 26 Weeks.
Description
The number of people that were abstinent from cigarette smoking at 26 weeks.
Time Frame
26 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Weight Gain at 6 Weeks.
Description
Weight change from baseline measured at 6 weeks.
Time Frame
6 weeks
Title
Point Prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 6 Weeks
Description
The number of people that were abstinent from cigarette smoking at 6 weeks.
Time Frame
6 weeks
Title
Cigarettes Smoked Per Day.
Description
Average number of cigarettes smoked per day at 26 weeks.
Time Frame
26 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Concern about gaining weight after quitting. This will be assessed using questionnaires that will provide a rating system to determine qualified participants. 2. Age 18 and older. 3. Willingness and ability to give written consent. 4. Smoking greater than 10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year. 5. At least one prior attempt to stop smoking. 6. Baseline expired carbon-monoxide level of at least 10 ppm. 7. Weigh at least 100 lbs. 8. English speaking. 9. One person per household. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or nursing women or women attempting to conceive. 2. Unstable cardiac disease. 3. History of dermatoses. 4. Current alcohol or drug dependence other than nicotine dependence. 5. Serious current neurologic, psychiatric or medical illness, including those with a significant risk of committing suicide based on history or investigator's judgment. 6. Chronic pain conditions necessitating opioid treatment (naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, will make these medications ineffective). 7. History of cirrhosis or significant hepatocellular injury as evidenced by SGOT or SGPT >3 x normal or elevated bilirubin. 8. Current use of smokeless tobacco, pipes, cigars, nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, or lozenges. 9. Patients requiring concomitant therapy with any psychotropic drug or on any drug with a psychotropic component except those who are on a stable dose of an Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor for at least two months for the indications of Major Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). 10. Subjects with a positive opiate urine drug screen will be excluded to avoid precipitating opiate withdrawal. 11. Current use of opiates. 12. Currently on a medically prescribed diet.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Stephanie O'Malley, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Yale School of Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Yale University School of Medicine Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
City
New Haven
State/Province
Connecticut
ZIP/Postal Code
06511
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
20542391
Citation
Toll BA, White M, Wu R, Meandzija B, Jatlow P, Makuch R, O'Malley SS. Low-dose naltrexone augmentation of nicotine replacement for smoking cessation with reduced weight gain: a randomized trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Oct 1;111(3):200-6. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.04.015. Epub 2010 Jun 12.
Results Reference
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Links:
URL
http://www.quitwithyale.org
Description
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