At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Age 18 years or older
- ✓Currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year
- ✓Baseline expired carbon monoxide level at least 10 ppm
- ✓Body weight at least 100 lbs
- ✕Pregnant, nursing, or attempting to conceive
- ✕Serious current neurologic, psychiatric, or medical illness including unstable cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease, diabetes, or hypertension
- ✕Current alcohol dependence
- ✕Current opioid use or positive urine toxicology for opiates
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Naltrexone & Bupropion to Stop Smoking With Less Weight Gain
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Naltrexone and Bupropion for Smoking and Nicotine Dependence. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study will test a combination of the drugs naltrexone and bupropion with weight-concerned smokers to investigate whether or not this combination of drugs improves smoking cessation quit rates and minimizes post quit weight gain.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants received naltrexone hydrochloride on the sixth day of bupropion treatment, and the initial dose was 12.5 mg, followed by 25 mg daily for the duration of the 7-week treatment.
Starting with the baseline visit, all participants received 150 mg of bupropion SR once per day for 3 days, then twice per day for the duration of the 7-week treatment period.