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Mood and Anti-craving Effects of Varenicline in Psychiatric Inpatients

A study testing varenicline in people with Smoking and Depressive Disorder, run by Butler Hospital at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This study of psychiatric inpatients will assess mood effects of varenicline, as well as assess if varenicline decreased nicotine cravings acutely. This study will also measure side effects of varenicline when given in addition to other psychiatric and non-psychiatric medications. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Smoking, Depressive Disorder
What is being tested?
varenicline
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2007to Oct 2008
Phase
Interventional
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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Admission to Butler Hospital during study period.
  • Current tobacco users ages 18-65.
  • Able to give written, informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Past adverse reaction to varenicline.
  • Treatment with varenicline on admission to Butler Hospital.
  • Renal failure or dialysis
  • Current pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Butler Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02906

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About this study

Official title: Assessment of Response to Open-label Treatment With Varenicline in Psychiatric Inpatients

This study of psychiatric inpatients will assess mood effects of varenicline, as well as assess if varenicline decreased nicotine cravings acutely.

This study will also measure side effects of varenicline when given in addition to other psychiatric and non-psychiatric medications.

Read the detailed description

This study will measure mood effects and rapid anti-craving effects of varenicline in psychiatric inpatients. Patients will be offered to participate in the trial if they wish to stop smoking or wish to decrease nicotine cravings while in the hospital. They will not be able to use nicotine replacement products when taking varenicline.

Patients will be assessed with the QIDS-SR16, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale as well as the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects (FISER) at baseline and daily during the trial; patients will be asked to enroll for the duration of their hospitalization. Patients will be assessed as to whether they wish to continue varenicline post-discharge.

Being tested
varenicline
Keywords
craving, smoking, depression
Medical subject headings
Smoking, Depressive Disorder, Depression

What participants receive

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

  • vareniclineDrug

    Also called Chantix

    varenicline 0.5mg daily for days 1-3, 0.5mg twice daily for days 3-7, then 1mg twice daily for length of hospitalization

What is being measured

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

  1. improvement in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS-SR)

    Measured: duration of hospitalization

  2. improvement in Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale

    Measured: days (duration of hospitalization)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. no significant intolerability, measured by the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects (FIBSER) and Adverse Events Checklist (SAFTEE-SI)

    Measured: duration of hospitalization

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Sep 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2007
  3. Primary completionOct 2008
  4. Study completionOct 2008 (estimated)

Why it stopped: insufficient recuirment

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00525928
Sponsor's protocol ID
0707-003
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
4 Sep 2007
Last updated
21 Jul 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing varenicline in people with Smoking and Depressive Disorder, run by Butler Hospital at 1 site 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

improvement in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS-SR) (time frame: duration of hospitalization). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 21 Jul 2015.

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