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Tobacco Use CessationPhase 3NCT00618943

Treating Tobacco Dependence in Adolescents With Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders

A Phase 3 study testing Tobacco Use Cessation in people with Tobacco Use Cessation and Tobacco Use Disorder, run by University of California, San Francisco at 3 sites 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

This research aims to identify efficacious strategies for treating tobacco dependence among adolescent smokers with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Adolescent smoking remains a significant public health issue with 23% of high school students reporting smoking a cigarette in the past month1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 25 years
Conditions the study is for
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
What is being tested?
Tobacco Use Cessation
How many people
60 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2008to Apr 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 13 to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • receiving active outpatient psychiatric care
  • report smoking at least 1 cigarette in the previous 30 days and at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime
  • Other inclusion criteria are: no plan to relocate outside of the greater San Francisco Bay Area in the next 12 months and telephone access for scheduling follow up assessments.

Who cannot join

  • cognitive impairment precluding ability to participate
  • non-English speaking
  • currently engaged in tobacco treatment
  • Recruitment of acutely psychotic, manic, or hostile patients will be delayed until there is significant reduction of these symptoms and patients are able to assent to study participation

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Edgewood Center for Children and Families

    San Bruno, California, 94066

  • UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute

    San Francisco, California, 94114

  • San Mateo County Mental Health

    San Mateo, California, 94403

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About this study

This research aims to identify efficacious strategies for treating tobacco dependence among adolescent smokers with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Adolescent smoking remains a significant public health issue with 23% of high school students reporting smoking a cigarette in the past month1. Smoking rates are two to four times higher among adolescents with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit disorders, conduct disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, and alcohol and illicit drug dependencies2-4.

Empirical investigations of adolescent tobacco treatment interventions number less than 50 with many of the studies criticized for methodological problems (i.e., follow up < 6 months, poor retention, lack of control or comparison groups)2,5, 6. There have been no unequivocal successes; however, promising interventions include stage-based, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and multicomponent treatments2, 7. Additionally, the nicotine patch is well tolerated and safe among adolescents8 and rarely abused9. Less than a third of adolescent tobacco users report intention to quit in the near future2, 10, 11; thus, it seems critical that cessation interventions for this complex group be designed to assist smokers at all stages of readiness through the quitting process. A stepped care approach has the potential of matching more intensive services to those ready for and in need of greater treatment. Interventions delivered in health care settings have the appeal of broad reach.

The primary specific aims of this research are to evaluate, in a randomized clinical trial (N=160), the efficacy of a stepped care intervention for treating smoking among adolescents recruited from outpatient psychiatry settings. To our knowledge, this would be the first study to examine outpatient psychiatry settings for treating tobacco dependence in adolescents. The stepped care intervention combines expert-system contacts, individual CBT sessions, and 12-weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

Being tested
Tobacco Use Cessation
Medical subject headings
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder

What participants receive

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

  • Tobacco Use CessationBehavioural

    The proposed intervention will proceed in three steps. Step 1, provided to all intervention participants, includes multimedia, stage-based, expert-system contacts at intake, 3- and 6-months follow-up supported with brief (15-min) motivational counseling sessions. Step 2, reserved for intervention participants interested in quitting, consists of 12-weeks of individual CBT sessions for smoking cessation. Step 3, a 12-week course of nicotine patch, will be offered to adolescents who enter the CBT Cessation Treatment, who do not have any medical contraindications, and who smoke an average of 5 cigarettes or more per day in the past month.

What is being measured

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

  1. 7 day point prevalence of cigarette abstinence

    Measured: 3, 6, 12 months post baseline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2008
  3. Primary completionApr 2010
  4. Study completionApr 2010

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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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00618943
Sponsor's protocol ID
NIDA-09253
Other IDs
P50DA009253
Status last verified
Dec 2011
First submitted
15 Feb 2008
Last updated
8 Dec 2011
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Tobacco Use Cessation in people with Tobacco Use Cessation and Tobacco Use Disorder, run by University of California, San Francisco at 3 sites 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 3 inclusion and 4 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 8 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites 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. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

7 day point prevalence of cigarette abstinence (time frame: 3, 6, 12 months post baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 8 Dec 2011.

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