Efficacy and Safety of NicVAX® Co-administered With Varenicline (Champix®)

NCT ID: NCT00995033

Last Updated: 2013-02-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

558 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NicVAX co-administered with varenicline as an aid in smoking cessation over a one-year period in smokers who want to quit smoking.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smoking Behavior Smoking Lapse Behavior Smoking Relapse Behavior

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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NicVAX conjugate vaccine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

NicVAX vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

NicVAX vaccine given 6 times over 6 months

Varenicline

Intervention Type DRUG

Days 0-2: 0.5 mg once daily, Days 3-6: 0.5 mg twice daily (morning and evening), Day 7- 84: 1.0 mg twice daily (morning and evening)

Placebo

Biological

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Phosphate buffered saline and ALhydrogel of identical appearance to NicVAX; IM in 6 doses over 6 months

Varenicline

Intervention Type DRUG

Days 0-2: 0.5 mg once daily, Days 3-6: 0.5 mg twice daily (morning and evening), Day 7- 84: 1.0 mg twice daily (morning and evening)

Interventions

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NicVAX vaccine

NicVAX vaccine given 6 times over 6 months

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Phosphate buffered saline and ALhydrogel of identical appearance to NicVAX; IM in 6 doses over 6 months

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Varenicline

Days 0-2: 0.5 mg once daily, Days 3-6: 0.5 mg twice daily (morning and evening), Day 7- 84: 1.0 mg twice daily (morning and evening)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Champix Chantix

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Smokes at least 10 cigarettes per day
* Good general health
* Negative pregnancy test prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior exposure to NicVAX or any other nicotine vaccine
* Known allergic reaction to alum or any of the components of the vaccine
* Use of systemic steroids, immunosuppressive agents or other medication that might interfere with an immune response
* Cancer or cancer treatment in the last 5 years
* HIV infection
* History of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence within 12 months
* Significant cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, psychiatric and/or respiratory disease
* Previous intolerance to varenicline
* Inability to fulfill all visits for approximately 54 weeks
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Onno van Schayck, Professor Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maastricht University Medical Center

Locations

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Maastricht University Medical Center

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Site Status

Slotervaart Hospital/ Smoking Cessation Clinic

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Livingstone-Banks J, Fanshawe TR, Thomas KH, Theodoulou A, Hajizadeh A, Hartman L, Lindson N. Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 5;5(5):CD006103. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006103.pub8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37142273 (View on PubMed)

Hoogsteder PH, Kotz D, van Spiegel PI, Viechtbauer W, van Schayck OC. Efficacy of the nicotine vaccine 3'-AmNic-rEPA (NicVAX) co-administered with varenicline and counselling for smoking cessation: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Addiction. 2014 Aug;109(8):1252-9. doi: 10.1111/add.12573. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24894625 (View on PubMed)

Hoogsteder PH, Kotz D, van Spiegel PI, Viechtbauer W, Brauer R, Kessler PD, Kalnik MW, Fahim RE, van Schayck OC. The efficacy and safety of a nicotine conjugate vaccine (NicVAX(R)) or placebo co-administered with varenicline (Champix(R)) for smoking cessation: study protocol of a phase IIb, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2012 Dec 6;12:1052. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1052.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23216646 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ZonMw 40-00812-98-07-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ZonMw 61200014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Nabi-4508

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MEC 08-5-066

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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