Clinical trials: Smoking Prevention
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
A Study of Varenicline for Prevention of Relapse to Smoking in Patients With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
Varenicline (Chantix) is a smoking cessation treatment that was approved in 2006 by the FDA for treatment of nicotine dependence and may be particularly beneficial in smokers with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Smoking
- Trial name
- SCRP (NCT00621777)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tobacco Smoking
Cognitive and Emotional Skills to Aid Smoking Prevention
The purpose of the current proposal is to investigate the extent to which interventions designed to improve cognitive (working memory) and emotional (distress tolerance) regulatory processes enhance the effectiveness of standard…
- Trial name
- DOAN (NCT03058991)
- Testing
- Distress Tolerance Intervention, Working Memory Intervention, Control Informational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Smoking Cessation
Effectiveness of WhatsApp Online Group Discussion for Smoking Relapse Prevention
This study aims to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of WhatsApp group discussion for smoking relapse prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03760224
- Testing
- WhatsApp group, SMS group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 928 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
E-Cig Use, Vaping
A Virtual Reality Videogame for E-cigarette Prevention in Teens
The use of the Invite Only VR, with the aim to prevent the initiation of e-cigarette use in teens by increasing their knowledge, decreasing their intentions to use e-cigarettes, influencing their harm perceptions and attitudes…
- Trial name
- NCT04054765
- Testing
- videogame, treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nicotine Dependence
Effectiveness of GW468816, an NMDA Glycine Site Antagonist, for Prevention of Relapse to Smoking
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the glycine antagonist, GW468816, compared with placebo on duration of abstinence and rates of relapse in recently quit female smokers in a randomized, double-blind…
- Trial name
- NCT00218465
- Testing
- GW468816
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Consumption
Smoking Cessation in Alcoholics
Most alcohol-dependent individuals are heavy smokers. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a specific smoking cessation program (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy) for inpatient alcohol-dependent smokers is more…
- Trial name
- NCT00963482
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program, Autogenic training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
E-cigarette Use
Middle School Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to Evaluate E-Cigarette Prevention Program: CATCH My Breath
This is a two-arm, cluster randomized trial designed to to evaluate the effectiveness of an e-cigarette curriculum [called the CATCH My Breath (CMB) program] in delaying the onset of e-cigarette use in middle schoolers.
- Trial name
- NCT04843501
- Testing
- CATCH My Breath (CMB) program for E-cigarette prevention among adolescents, Texas Education Agency (TEA) required tobacco prevention program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,059 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Nicotine Dependence
Study Two on the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Smokers
The MTS2 study enrollment goal is N=240 adult smokers randomized to study treatments. The study design includes two randomized arms to compare matched intensive interventions and a third non-randomized option for participants who…
- Trial name
- MTS2 (NCT01299909)
- Testing
- Integrated Training for Smokers, Mindfulness Training for Smokers, Quitline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Smoking
Twitter-enabled Mobile Messaging for Smoking Relapse Prevention
We conducted a two-arm (test vs. control, N=160) randomized controlled trial of small, private, online support groups for quitting smoking with 20 people per group who were seeking to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01602536
- Testing
- smoking cessation aides, Twitter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry
Network Intervention to Prevent Vaping
Rates of adolescent vaping are increasing rapidly. Current high school student use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) rose from 1.5% in 2011 to 20.8% in 2018 - an increase from 220,000 to 3.05 million adolescent users.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry, Social Networking
- Trial name
- NCT04678245
- Testing
- Above the Influence-Vaping (ATI-V)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Oral Cancer, Smoking
Prevention of Oral DNA Damage by Black Raspberries
The purpose of this voluntary research study is to learn about the potential effects that black raspberry (BRB) lozenges may have on reducing the damage caused from cigarette smoke in mouth cells in adult smokers, which may be…
- Conditions
- Oral Cancer, Smoking, DNA Damage, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04372914
- Testing
- BRB Lozenges
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Smoking
Relapse Prevention Through Social Networking Groups
According to the Census \& Statistics Department, there are still 659,300 daily smokers (11.1%) in Hong Kong. Smoking is addictive, and it is difficult for some motivated smokers to quit without assistance.
- Trial name
- NCT02007369
- Testing
- WhatsApp, Facebook
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Smoking, Cigarette, Breastfeeding
Postpartum Smoking Relapse Prevention by Breastfeeding Promotion
This is a randomized controlled trial to prevent postpartum smoking relapse by breastfeeding promotion. The intervention group (N=30) will receive multicomponent breastfeeding intervention from late pregnancy to 6 months…
- Trial name
- NCT04670822
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss
Behavioral Activation for Smoking Cessation and the Prevention of Post-Cessation Weight Gain
The purpose of this research study is to better understand (1) why people gain weight when they quit smoking and (2) whether certain types of smoking cessation (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT02906787
- Testing
- BAS+, SC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Alcohol Drinking, Smoking
An Effectiveness Trial of Project ALERT
The purpose of this study is to replicate a longitudinal evaluation of Project ALERT, a substance abuse prevention program that targets middle school students.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Smoking, Marijuana Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT00650585
- Testing
- Project ALERT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Tobacco Use
Expanding the Click City Tobacco Prevention Program to Include E-cigarettes and Other Novel Tobacco Products
The goal of this study is to modify a smoking prevention program for 5th and 6th grade students to also target vaping e-cigarettes.
- Trial name
- NCT03682900
- Testing
- Click City®: Tobacco, Usual Tobacco Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,673 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Simvastatin Therapy for Moderate and Severe COPD
To determine the effect of daily administration of 40 mgms simvastatin taken for at least 12 months (range 12-36 months) on the frequency of exacerbations of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) in patients with moderate to…
- Trial name
- STATCOPE (NCT01061671)
- Testing
- simvastatin
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 885 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tobacco Use Cessation
Mobile Media-Rich Interactive Guideline System (MMRIGS) Pilot Study
The goal of this research study is to learn about 2 different interactive methods that are designed to help people with HIV/AIDS stop smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT02302859
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, Questionnaires, Pamphlet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Smoking Among Youth
Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project
The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project is a 16-year, group-randomized trial to determine the extent to which a school-based (grades 3-10), theory-based, social-influences tobacco use prevention intervention can deter youth…
- Trial name
- HSPP (NCT00115869)
- Testing
- Social-influences
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,388 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Vaping
Impact of Vaping Prevention Advertisements
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether exposure to vaping prevention advertisements (ads) reduce susceptibility to vaping among adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT04836455
- Testing
- The FDA's The REal Cost vaping prevention ads - Health harms theme, The FDA's The Real Cost vaping prevention ads - Addiction theme, Neutral vaping ads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,565 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center