Conditions: Tobacco Dependence
Keywords: nicotine dependence, smoking cessation, NRT
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 300
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
To evaluate the safety, smoking cessation and reduction rate during 3 months of active nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a follow-up period of 3 months in smoking hospital physicians and staff who are motivated to quit

Detailed description:
Using Nicorette® gum 2 mg, 4 mg and Nicorette® patch 5 mg/16 h, 10 mg/16 h, 15 mg/16 h to alleviate nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms and assist smoking cessation in smoking hospital physicians and staff who are motivated to quit. During the study, brief telephone consultation and SMS are provided as behavioral supports.

Arms:
arm 1: Nicotine Gum 2 mg for subjects smoking less than 20 cigarettes per day; 2 mg for 12 week treatments and followed by 12 week off-treatment follow-up. Recommend subject to use 8-12 pieces daily for first 8 weeks and 4-6 pieces daily the next 2 weeks, then reduce to 1-3 pieces each day in last 2 weeks arm 2: Nicotine Gum 4 mg for subjects smoking 20 or more cigarettes per day; 4 mg for 12 week treatments and followed by 12 week off-treatment follow-up. Recommend subject to use 8-12 pieces daily for first 8 weeks and 4-6 pieces daily the next 2 weeks, then reduce to 1-3 pieces each day in last 2 weeks arm 3: Nicotine Patch; Each will use 15 mg/16 h patch for the first 8 weeks, 10 mg/16 h for the following 2 weeks and 5 mg/16 h for the last 2 weeks. Then followed by 12 week off-treatment follow-up.

Interventions: intervention 1: Nicotine Gum intervention 2: Nicotine Patch
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 2 mg or 4 mg for 12 week treatments and followed by 12 week off-treatment follow-up. Recommend subject to use 8-12 pieces daily for first 8 weeks and 4-6 pieces daily the next 2 weeks, then reduce to 1-3 pieces each day in last 2 weeks intervention 2: Each will use 15 mg/16 h patch for the first 8 weeks, 10 mg/16 h for the following 2 weeks and 5 mg/16 h for the last 2 weeks. Then followed by 12 week off-treatment follow-up.

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