Clinical trials: Varenicline
Alcohol Reactivity
Effect of Varenicline on Fixed-Dose Alcohol Administration in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is the examine the effect of varenicline on cognition to a high dose (0.08 g/dL) of alcohol (vs. placebo alcohol) over the ascending and descending limb of the blood alcohol curve.
- Trial name
- NCT01000987
- Testing
- varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nicotine Addiction
Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment
The purpose of this research program is to understand how a biomarker called the "nicotine metabolite ratio" (also referred to as NMR) may influence a smoker's ability to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01314001
- Testing
- Varenicline, Transdermal Nicotine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,246 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Tobacco Use Disorder, Tobacco Use Cessation
Efficacy of Varenicline in Ambivalent Smokers
The purpose of this study is to test whether Varenicline can help ambivalent smokers (those who are interested in quitting at some point in the future but have no current plans to quit) to reduce their smoking and eventually quit.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder, Tobacco Use Cessation, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT00595868
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Cocaine Dependence, Nicotine Dependence
Efficacy of Varenicline in Methadone-Stabilized Cocaine Users
Cocaine addiction continues to be an important public health problem in the US with a significant cost to the individual and society.
- Trial name
- NCT00567320
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Smoking
Mobile Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation for Veterans Living With HIV (MESH)
Smoking is a significant cause of damage to health and quality of life specifically for Veterans with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Smoking cessation interventions for this population are lacking.
- Trial name
- MESH (NCT04135937)
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking Cessation
Combining Varenicline and Bupropion for Smoking Cessation
The goal of this clinical research study is learn if the combination of Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) is more effective at helping people to quit smoking than varenicline when given alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00943618
- Testing
- Varenicline, Bupropion, Counseling/Phone Calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tobacco Dependence, Smoking Cessation
Use of Varenicline for 4-weeks Prior to Quitting
Varenicline (Champix) is a relatively new medicine that is effective in helping people to quit smoking. It is normally started 1-week before stopping smoking and used for up to 12-24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00789074
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Smoking Cessation, Bipolar Disorder
Varenicline Treatment for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
The investigators' hypothesis is that add-on varenicline will be effective (versus placebo) in initiating abstinence from smoking in subjects with stable, euthymic bipolar disorder who are motivated to quit smoking within four…
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT01010204)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- K.N. Roy Chengappa
HIV, AIDS
Effectiveness of a Smoking Cessation Algorithm Integrated Into HIV Primary Care
To determine the efficacy of an algorithm designed to recommend smoking cessation-related pharmacotherapy options to the primary care providers of smokers living with HIV/AIDS.
- Conditions
- HIV, AIDS, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- NCT03670316
- Testing
- Algorithm Treatment, Quitline only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 371 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nicotine Dependence
Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms and Smoking Relapse
Background: Smoking is thought to cause changes in the brain that lead to addiction and craving. Smokers who try to quit experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms that include irritability, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
- Trial name
- NCT01511614
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Nicotine patch, Varenicline Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Tobacco Dependence
Targeted Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments for Smoking in Schizophrenia Study 1
Schizophrenia is associated with high rates of cigarette smoking and associated morbidity and mortality. In this study, smokers with schizophrenia will complete a baseline session and then randomized to varenicline (VAR) or…
- Trial name
- NCT03507127
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Drinking
Varenicline to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Heavy Drinkers
This study will determine whether varenicline, a drug that acts on the brain's nicotine receptors and is used to help smokers stop smoking, will have an impact on alcohol self-administration.
- Trial name
- NCT00695500
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vijay Ramchandani, Ph.D.
Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation
Deep rTMS and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) using the insula H-coil on smoking outcomes in smokers receiving varenicline.
- Trial name
- NCT04083144
- Testing
- Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Active), Varenicline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Smoking Cessation
Study To Evaluate Cardiac Assessments Following Different Treatments Of Smoking Cessation Medications In Subjects With And Without Psychiatric Disorders.
Non-treatment extension to study A3051123, aimed at collecting data on cardiovascular safety for all participants in the A3051123 trial for an additional 28 weeks, allowing for a total of 52 weeks of cardiovascular safety data…
- Trial name
- CATS (NCT01574703)
- Testing
- varenicline tartrate, bupropion hydrochloride, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patch
- Where
- 134 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 4,595 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Nicotine Dependence
Combination Bupropion / Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Male Smokers
Previous results from the investigators' Center have shown that combination treatment with Chantix and Zyban is more successful in helping men quit smoking. The investigators hope to replicate these findings with this study.
- Trial name
- ConNic5 (NCT01806779)
- Testing
- Chantix, Zyban, Nicotine patches
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 376 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Connect to Quit for Smoking
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans Administration(VA) health care system.
- Trial name
- CTQ (NCT01299896)
- Testing
- Coordinated Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 633 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Tobacco Use Disorder, Weight Gain
Lorcaserin for Preventing Weight Gain Among Smokers
This will be an open label clinical trial with all subjects receiving both lorcaserin and varenicline with a primary aim of reducing post cessation weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT02393547
- Testing
- Varenicline, Lorcaserin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarette Smoking
New Approaches to Smoking Cessation in Heavy Drinkers
The purpose of this study is to develop and test an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention for smoking and alcohol among heavy drinking smokers.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Heavy Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT02151591
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation
Pharmacogenetics, Emotional Reactivity and Smoking
The goals of this placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial were to evaluate the differences in emotional reactivity (peak startle response to affective stimuli) during a cessation attempt among smokers treated with bupropion…
- Trial name
- NCT00507728
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline, Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Smoking Cessation
Study Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Varenicline and Bupropion For Smoking Cessation In Subjects With And Without A History Of Psychiatric Disorders
This study is being conducted to assess varenicline and bupropion as aids to smoking cessation treatment in subjects with and without an established diagnosis of major psychiatric disorder and to characterize the neuropsychiatric…
- Trial name
- EAGLES (NCT01456936)
- Testing
- varenicline tartrate, bupropion hydrochloride, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patch
- Where
- 156 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 8,144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer