A Clinical Trial of Adaptive Treatment for Early Smoking Cessation Relapse
Medical University of South Carolina · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT06118502
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 21+ · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Study type
- Interventional · Not applicable
- Target enrollment
- 544
- US sites recruiting
- 1
- Study start
- March 25, 2024
- Record last updated
- August 12, 2026
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What the study is about
This is a research study to find out if treatment decision making can be improved for smokers who find it difficult to quit with medications. Everyone who participates in this study will receive free product, either nicotine replacement therapies (patches and lozenges), varenicline, or a harm reduction product (e-cigarette) for a full 12 weeks. Most participants will receive some combination of these treatments, depending on individual response to each.
All visits and study assessments will be entirely remote. All treatments will be provided free of charge for the first 12 weeks. After that, the study team will contact the participants 6 months after the first study phone call to complete another survey. The study lasts six months and will involve 8 surveys.
Being studied: Switching to a different medication; Continued use of the same medication; Switching to a harm reduction tobacco product
Conditions: Cigarette Smoking; Smoking Behaviors; Treatment
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
- Smokers who want to quit
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-smokers
Recruiting US locations
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29425
Site contact: William McCamy · mccamy@musc.edu
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Tracy T Smith, PhD · 8438725164 · smithtra@musc.edu
- Matthew J Carpenter, PhD · 8438762436 · carpente@musc.edu
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