Selegiline for Smoking Cessation - 1
Nicotine Dependence
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Nicotine Dependence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Be in good general health
- Must meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence
- Be currently smoking > 15 cigarettes/day, and have smoked cigarettes for the past 5 years
- Subjects must be motivated to quite smoking
- If female and of child bearing potential, agrees to use birth control and subject
- Subject must be able to understand and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion
Criteria:
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Sites / Locations
- Department of Public & Community Health
- Robert Wood Johnson Med School-Tobacco Dep Program
- Tri-State Tobacco and Alcohol Research Center
- Center For Tobacco Research and Intervention
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Selegiline Transdermal Patch
Placebo
Subjects were evaluated for their compliance with protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria during a -4 week Screening/Baseline Phase. During treatment, subjects received Selegiline Transdermal System, 6mg -20cm(2) patch, one time per day for 9 weeks Subjects were provided with on-site, individual smoking cessation counseling sessions 1x per week for 9 weeks
Subjects were evaluated for their compliance with protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria during a -4 week Screening/Baseline Phase. During treatment, subjects received matched placebo 20cm(2) patch transdermal patch one time per day for 9 weeks Subjects were provided with on-site, individual smoking cessation counseling sessions 1x per week for 9 weeks