Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison of Nicotine Inhaler and/or Bupropion in Helping People to Stop Smoking and Prevent the Recurrence of Smoking
Phase III Trial Comparing Nicotine Inhaler Versus Bupropion Versus Nicotine Inhaler Plus Bupropion For Smoking Cessation Efficacy And Relapse Prevention
NCT00033592CI-TRIAL-00023019completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Use of a nicotine inhaler and/or bupropion may be effective in helping people stop smoking and prevent them from starting smoking again. It is not yet known whether a nicotine inhaler or bupropion are more effective alone or combined for stopping smoking. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of the nicotine inhaler or bupropion alone to that of the nicotine inhaler combined with bupropion in helping people to stop smoking and prevent starting smoking again.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| bupropion hydrochloride | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| nicotine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| placebo | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (15)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I: nicotine inhaler cartridges
- description
- Participants receive 6-16 nicotine inhaler cartridges per day. Treatment continues for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, participants are randomized a second time based on whether they continue to smoke or are smoke-free. Participants randomized to arm I who continue to smoke are randomized to one of two treatment arms Arm IV or Arm V. Participants randomized to arm I who are smoke-free are randomized to one of two treatment arms Arm VIII or Arm IX.
- interventionNames
- Drug: nicotine
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II: bupropion
- description
- Participants receive oral bupropion 1-2 times daily. Treatment continues for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, participants are randomized a second time based on whether they continue to smoke or are smoke-free. After 12 weeks, participants are randomized a second time based on whether they continue to smoke or are smoke-free. Participants randomized to arm II who continue to smoke are randomized to one of two treatment arms Arm VI or Arm VII. Participants randomized to arm II who are smoke-free are randomized to one of two treatment arms Arm Arm X or Arm XI.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day Smoked regularly for the past year Motivated to use study medication More than 30 days since prior use of tobacco products other than cigarettes (e.g., smokeless tobacco, pipes, cigars, or snuff) No active chemical dependence of drug other than nicotine (e.g., alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or other illicit drugs) within the past year PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or cardiac arrhythmias within the past 3 months Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception for at least 3 months prior to and during study Good health by medical history No history of seizure disorder No epilepsy No prior serious head trauma or other predisposing factors to seizures (e.g., alcohol withdrawal, febrile seizures during childhood, brain tumor, cerebrovascular accident, or family history of idiopathic seizure disorder) No known hypersensitivity or allergy to nicotine, menthol, or bupropion No prior or concurrent diagnosis of bulimia or anorexia nervosa No other member of household currently enrolled on this study No bipolar disorder, psychosis, or schizophrenia PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: More than 30 days since prior systemic steroids Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: More than 30 days since other prior behavioral or pharmacologic smoking- cessation program (e.g., behavioral therapy, nicotine replacement therapy, clonidine, bupropion, nortriptyline, or doxepin) More than 30 days since prior investigational drugs More than 30 days since prior antipsychotics or antidepressants More than 30 days since prior theophylline More than 30 days since prior monoamine oxidase inhibitor More than 30 days since prior medication containing bupropion No concurrent antiepileptic medications No concurrent medications known to lower seizure threshold No other concurrent investigational drugs
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDHajizadeh A, Howes S, Theodoulou A, Klemperer E, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Lindson N. Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 24;5(5):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub6. PMID 37230961