Combination Nicotine Replacement for Alcoholic Smokers
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The overall objective of the study is to develop recommendations for treatment programs to
help alcoholic smokers to stop smoking. A sample of 175 alcohol dependent cigarette smokers
will be recruited from the community and treated in a 6-month outpatient alcohol and tobacco
treatment program. The 175 patients will be divided into two groups. One group will receive
an active nicotine patch and active nicotine gum. The other group will receive an active
nicotine patch and placebo nicotine gum. Followup assessments will be conducted for 1-year
from the beginning of treatment.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborator:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)