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SmokingPhase 4NCT00586482

Pilot Study: Preoperative Nicotine Lozenges

A Phase 4 study testing Nicotine Lozenge and Abstinence Advisement in people with Smoking, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and potential effect size of nicotine lozenges as an adjunct to maintain brief preoperative abstinence, defined as not smoking the day of surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Smoking
What is being tested?
Nicotine Lozenge and Abstinence Advisement
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
46 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2006to Jan 2013
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Current cigarette smoker, defined as >100 cigarettes lifetime consumption and self report of smoking every day
  • Scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgery

Who cannot join

  • An inability to understand consent procedures
  • History of an allergic reaction to nicotine replacement therapy
  • History of sustained ventricular tachycardia
  • Untreated hyperthyroidism or pheochromocytoma
  • Currently utilizing pharmacologic agents specifically to treat nicotine dependence, including nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion (for a stop-smoking indication)
  • Active (within the past 12 months) non-nicotine drug dependence
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  • Females who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patients with phenylketonuria, because the lozenges contain aspartame, which is metabolized to phenylalanine.
  • Lack of access to a telephone, as one follow-up will be performed using this means.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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About this study

Official title: The Role of Nicotine Lozenges in Reducing Preoperative Exposure to Cigarette Smoke

The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and potential effect size of nicotine lozenges as an adjunct to maintain brief preoperative abstinence, defined as not smoking the day of surgery.

Read the detailed description

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps patients maintain prolonged abstinence; whether it might also be efficacious in helping smokers maintain preoperative "fasting" from smoking is not known. A goal of this study is to determine how to best decrease smokers' exposure to cigarette smoke immediately before surgery. The specific aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that NRT in the form of nicotine lozenges will decrease the exposure to cigarette smoke prior to surgery. This is a randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial examining the efficacy of the nicotine lozenge in increasing preoperative abstinence from cigarettes in patients scheduled for elective surgery. Current smokers scheduled for any of a wide variety of elective surgical procedures will be recruited in the Mayo Clinic Rochester Preoperative Evaluation Center. and will receive a brief practice-based intervention encouraging preoperative abstinence for at least 12 hours before admission to the surgical facility. They will be randomized to receive either active or placebo lozenge.

Conditions
Smoking
Being tested
Nicotine Lozenge, Placebo Lozenge, Abstinence Advisement
Keywords
cigarettes, surgery, Smokers scheduled for elective surgery
Medical subject headings
Smoking

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nicotine LozengeDrug

    Also called Nicorette Lozenge

    Nicotine lozenges, 2 or 4 mg, taken without restriction by mouth from 7 pm the evening before surgery until surgical admission the next day and a 2 minute behavioral intervention. Dosed according to time to first morning cigarette; if within 30 minutes of awakening, 4 mg lozenge used. If first cigarette smoked greater than 30 minutes of awakening, 2 mg lozenge used.

  • Placebo LozengeDrug

    Placebo lozenges, matching in appearance the 2 and 4 mg active nicotine lozenges, taken by mouth without restriction from 7 pm the night before surgery to the time of surgical admission the next day and a 2 minute behavioral intervention.

  • Abstinence AdvisementBehavioural

    A brief (approximately 2 minute) behavioral intervention advising abstinence from smoking after 7 pm the night before surgery, the potential benefits of abstinence and to use a lozenge at usual smoking times.

Study groups in NCT00586482
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Nicotine lozengeActive comparatorNicotine lozenges, 2 or 4 mg, taken without restriction by mouth from 7 pm the evening before surgery until surgical admission the next day. Dosed according to time to first morning cigarette; if within 30 minutes of awakening, 4 mg lozenge used. If first cigarette smoked greater than 30 minutes of awakening, 2 mg lozenge used. Subjects also received an abstinence advisement: a brief (approximately 2 minute) behavioral intervention advising abstinence from smoking after 7 pm the night before surgery, the potential benefits of abstinence and to use a lozenge at usual smoking times.
Receives: Drug: Nicotine Lozenge; Behavioral: Abstinence Advisement
Placebo lozengePlacebo comparatorPlacebo lozenges, matching in appearance the 2 and 4 mg active nicotine lozenges, taken by mouth without restriction from 7 pm the night before surgery to the time of surgical admission the next day. Subjects also received an abstinence advisement: a brief (approximately 2 minute) behavioral intervention advising abstinence from smoking after 7 pm the night before surgery, the potential benefits of abstinence and to use a lozenge at usual smoking times.
Receives: Drug: Placebo Lozenge; Behavioral: Abstinence Advisement

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Concentration

    Measured: Morning of surgery, pre-operatively

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Self-reported Abstinence

    Mean number who reported abstinence from smoking from the the time of baseline assessment until the morning of surgery.

    Measured: Morning of surgery, pre-operatively

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2006
  3. Primary completionJan 2013
  4. Study completionJan 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
46 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00586482
Sponsor's protocol ID
06-002759
Status last verified
Dec 2014
First submitted
21 Dec 2007
Last updated
22 Dec 2014
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Warner DO, Kadimpati S. Nicotine lozenges to promote frief preopve abstinence from smoking: pilot study. Clin Health Promot 2(3):85-88, 2012.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Nicotine Lozenge and Abstinence Advisement in people with Smoking, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Dec 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 Dec 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Concentration (time frame: Morning of surgery, pre-operatively). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00586482, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Dec 2014.

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