Clinical trial NCT00064844: Combination Nicotine Replacement for Alcoholic Smokers
Official title: Combination Nicotine Replacement for Alcoholic Smokers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Smoking
Alcoholism
Keywords: Smoking
Alcoholism
Lead sponsor: Yale University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
First posted: 2003-07-15
Enrollment: 96
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The overall objective of the study is to develop recommendations for treatment programs to help alcoholic smokers to stop smoking. A sample of 175 alcohol dependent cigarette smokers will be recruited from the community and treated in a 6-month outpatient alcohol and tobacco treatment program. The 175 patients will be divided into two groups. One group will receive an active nicotine patch and active nicotine gum. The other group will receive an active nicotine patch and placebo nicotine gum. Followup assessments will be conducted for 1-year from the beginning of treatment.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Males and females at least 18 years old.
* English speaking.
* Meets criteria for alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse.
* Must complete an alcohol detoxification program prior to entering the study.
* Currently smoking 15 or more cigarettes per day and have at least a 3 year history of smoking.
* Have a current desire to stop smoking and stop drinking.
* Willing to complete followup assessments up to 12 months after treatment.
* Willing to provide names of 2 people who can help locate the subject at followup and the name of one person who can verify information about alcohol and tobacco use.
* One person per household.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Allergy to nicotine patch or nicotine gum.
* Weigh less than 100 pounds.
* Use other nicotine products, such as cigars, pipes or smokeless tobacco.
* Severe skin disorder.
* Active peptic ulcer.
* Active joint disease.
* Heart attack within 3 months prior to entering the study.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding female who are not on birth control.
* Currently taking medication to treat alcoholism or smoking, such as naltrexone, disulfiram or bupropion.
* Poor vision or hearing that would interfere with using a cell phone.
* Lack of transportation to the treatment site or live at least one hour from the treatment site.
* Homeless.

Primary outcomes:
measure: 6 Month Smoking Abstinence
timeFrame: 6 months after smoking quit date
measure: 12 Month Smoking Abstinence
timeFrame: 12 months after smoking quit date
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Newington
country: United States
facility: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
state: Connecticut
Study officials:
affiliation: Yale University
name: Ned Cooney, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Cooney NL, Cooney JL, Perry BL, Carbone M, Cohen EH, Steinberg HR, Pilkey DT, Sevarino K, Oncken CA, Litt MD. Smoking cessation during alcohol treatment: a randomized trial of combination nicotine patch plus nicotine gum. Addiction. 2009 Sep;104(9):1588-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02624.x. Epub 2009 Jun 22.
citation: Holt LJ, Litt MD, Cooney NL. Prospective analysis of early lapse to drinking and smoking among individuals in concurrent alcohol and tobacco treatment. Psychol Addict Behav. 2012 Sep;26(3):561-72. doi: 10.1037/a0026039. Epub 2011 Oct 24.