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The Effect of Naltrexone and Varenicline on Alcohol-Mediated Smoking Lapse
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating naltrexone, varenicline, and 1 other intervention for Smoking. Completed, enrolled 30 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine how medications thought to attenuate the effects of alcohol (naltrexone) and smoking cessation medications (varenicline) affect the ability to resist smoking and also subsequent ad-lib smoking, following a low-dose alcohol priming drink, in non-treatment seeking alcohol-drinking daily smokers.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
25 mg/day, with 1-week lead-in medication period. The starting dose is 0 mg/day for days 1-3, followed by 12.5mg/day for day 4, followed by 25mg/day for days 5-7, plus during the laboratory session (day 8).
2mg/day, with 1-week lead-in medication period. The starting dose is 0.5mg/day for days 1-2, followed by 0.5mg twice daily for days 3-5, followed by 1.0 mg twice daily for days 6-7, plus during the laboratory session (day 8).
placebo