A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Three Doses of a Controlled Release Formulation of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation

NCT ID: NCT00741884

Last Updated: 2015-04-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of twice daily (BID) administration of three dose strengths (1.2 mg, 1.8 mg, and 2.4 mg) of varenicline controlled release (CR) tablets in adult smokers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smoking Cessation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline Controlled Release 1.2 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline CR tablet 1.2 mg BID for 7 weeks

Arm 2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline Controlled Release 1.8 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline CR tablet 1.8 mg BID for 7 weeks

Arm 3

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline Controlled Release 2.4 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline CR tablet 2.4 mg BID for 7 weeks

Arm 4

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Varenicline Immediate Release 1 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline IR tablet 1 mg BID for 7 weeks

Arm 5

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo BID for 7 weeks

Interventions

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Varenicline Controlled Release 1.2 mg

Varenicline CR tablet 1.2 mg BID for 7 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline Controlled Release 1.8 mg

Varenicline CR tablet 1.8 mg BID for 7 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline Controlled Release 2.4 mg

Varenicline CR tablet 2.4 mg BID for 7 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline Immediate Release 1 mg

Varenicline IR tablet 1 mg BID for 7 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo BID for 7 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female cigarette smokers between the ages of 18 and 75 years, inclusive, who are motivated to stop smoking.
* Females of non-childbearing potential (surgically sterilized or at least 2 years postmenopausal) who are not nursing may be included.
* Subjects must have smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the past year and over the month prior to the screening visit, with no period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with clinically significant cardiovascular disease in the past 6 months.
* Subjects hospitalized within the past 12 months due to suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior or subjects considered to have serious suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior within the past 12 months.
* Subjects having active suicidal ideation or behavior identified at Screen or Baseline.
* Subjects currently or within the past 12 months requiring treatment for depression. Subjects with current or prior history of panic disorder, anxiety disorder, hostility or aggression disorder, perceptual/thinking disturbances, psychosis, or bipolar disorder.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pfizer, Inc.

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

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Other Identifiers

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A3051090

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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