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Study to Determine if a New Nicotine Replacement Therapy Can Safely Help Smokers to Quit Smoking

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, 26-Week Trial to Measure the Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Smokers in a Naturalistic Environment

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01296698
Enrollment
257
Registered
2011-02-15
Start date
2011-03-31
Completion date
2011-06-30
Last updated
2012-04-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tobacco Dependence

Keywords

Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder

Brief summary

This study is to see if a new nicotine replacement therapy safely helps people to quit smoking if it is used the way it would be if it were sold at the pharmacy and used at home. Approximately 1500 subjects will be enrolled into the study. The study will require participants to use the treatment for 12 weeks and there will be a 14-week follow-up period. The study will be conducted in approximately 20 pharmacies across the United States. At the first visit to the pharmacy, participants will be asked some questions to see if they are eligible to participate. Participants will be asked to sign a consent form if they agree to participate. Participants will answer some more questions, and blow into a machine to measure their carbon monoxide (CO) levels to make sure they qualify for the trial. Participants will be asked to go to a nearby dentist who will look at their mouths. Participants will go back to the pharmacy and if they qualify, they will be given a supply of their assigned treatment. They will have an equal chance of receiving a treatment that has a drug in it or one that has no drug in it. They will be given a diary to keep track of how much of the treatment they use. Subjects will go to the pharmacy four more times to hand in their diaries and blow into a machine that will measure their CO levels. At the last visit, subjects will have their mouths examined by a dentist again to have their mouth checked. Subjects will receive four telephone calls during the study where they will be asked some questions. After the 12 week treatment period, subjects will receive two to three more telephone calls, where they will be asked to answer some questions. Participants may be asked to come back to the pharmacy two more times to blow into the carbon monoxide machine again.

Detailed description

This trial is a multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study to measure the efficacy and safety of a new nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in a naturalistic environment. Subjects will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio (active to placebo). It is anticipated that data from about 450 in the active treatment group at Week 12 will be required for the safety analysis. In order to obtain that number of subjects, approximately 1500 subjects will need to be enrolled into the Use phase of the study, 1000 in the active arm and 500 in the placebo arm. Based on the directions for use on the Drug Facts label, the study will include six weeks of full study drug treatment and then six weeks of progressive tapering drug treatment (Weeks 1-12). There will be a 14-week post-use follow up period. This trial will be conducted in three sequential phases: Enrollment (baseline), Use and Post-use Follow-up. The Enrollment Phase will be conducted in approximately 20 pharmacies in nine diverse geographical areas in the continental United States. Subjects who qualify to participate in the study will be given three units of investigational product, a subject diary for tracking investigational product use and a medical problems worksheet to assist in the collection of AE information. Subjects will also be given a small hand counter and will be encouraged to use it to help keep track of the number of doses they use each day. Subjects will also be given a card with contact information for the pharmacy and study nurses. Where needed, the subject can also speak with the study physician. During the Use Phase, the collection of data related to efficacy will be accomplished during four return visits to the pharmacy (at weeks 2, 4, 6 and 12). Self-reported abstinence will be verified by carbon monoxide (CO) measurements obtained at each pharmacy visit. Subjects will be given a subject use diary at each follow-up and re-supply visit and completed diaries will be collected each time the subject returns to the pharmacy. Subjects can return to the pharmacy for additional supplies at any time during their participation. Empty units will be returned during these visits. Safety data will be collected during four telephone interviews, conducted by trained nurse interviewers, at weeks 2, 4, 6 and 12. If a subject reports an adverse event during a visit (return visit or resupply visit), this information will be immediately forwarded to the nurse interviewers for follow-up. Subjects may also initiate a call to the study nurses themselves to discuss health problems. All AE information collected will be reviewed by a physician as the adverse events are collected. A standardized visual mouth examination will be conducted by trained dentists at the enrollment visit and at the Week 12 return visit. During the Post-use Follow-up period, self-reported efficacy and safety data will be collected during two telephone interviews initiated by trained nurse interviewers (at weeks 16 and 26). Subjects reporting abstinence since the last visit or abstinence for the prior seven days during these two interviews will be asked to return to the pharmacy to verify abstinence with an exhaled CO measurement. An additional telephone interview will be conducted between Week-12 and Week-16, by trained nurse interviewers, who will administer the End of Treatment questions to those subjects who have reported the following product use behavior that are inconsistent with the directions on the Drug Facts label: Use of more than 64 doses in a 24-hour period at least one time or use of more than 4 doses per hour at least one time based on the diary or their self report.

Interventions

DRUGPlacebo

Dosage Form: Oral NRT; Dose: 0 mg; Frequency: up to 4 times per hour; Duration: 12 weeks

DRUGNicotine

Dosage Form: Oral NRT; Dose: 1 mg;Frequency: up to four times per hour; Duration:12 weeks

Sponsors

McNeil AB
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
GlaxoSmithKline
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects must be males or females 18 years of age or older who currently smoke cigarettes and are willing to stop smoking

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects must not have a recent history of unstable angina, myocardial infarction or stroke * They must not have a suspected malignant and/or erosive oral lesion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Continuous Smoking Abstinencethrough Week 6Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self-report of continuous abstinence from smoking from Week 2 through Week 6.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Continuous Smoking Abstinencethrough Week 26Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self report of continuous abstinence from smoking from Week 2 to Weeks 4, 6, 12, 16, and 26.
Number of Participants With 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinencethrough Week 26Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 12, 16, and 26.
Mean Number of Daily DosesWeek 1Mean number of daily doses by study week.
Percentage of Participants With High Dosagewithin 12 WeeksPercentage of participants who used more than 64 doses in any one-day period.
Percentage of Participants With High Usagewithin 12 WeeksPercentage of participants who used more than four doses in any one-hour period.
Highest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced the Desire/Urge to Smoke on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Highest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Highest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Restlessness on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Participant Score for General Perception of the Productthrough Week 12Participants are asked to rate their general perception of the investigational product on a scale of 1-10, where 1=very poor and 10=excellent.
Highest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Anxiety on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Highest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Highest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Insomnia on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Highest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Increased Appetite on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.
Participant Score for Product Effectiveness in Dealing With Cravingsthrough 12 WeeksParticipants are asked to rate the product in its effectiveness for dealing with cravings, on a scale of 1-5, where 1=not at all effective, and 5=extremely effective.
Participant Score for Speed of Actionthrough 12 WeeksParticipants are asked to rate the product for speed of action, on a scale of 1-9, where 1=extremely slow and 9=extremely fast.
Participant Score for Change in Perceptionthrough 12 WeeksParticipants are asked to rate how their opinion has changed since the first time they used it, on a score of 1-5, where 1=I like it much less now and 5=I like it much more now.
Participant Score for Product Conveniencethrough 12 WeeksParticipants are asked to rate how convenient the product is to use, on a scale of 1-5, where 1=not at all convenient and 5=extremely convenient.
Highest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical Scalewithin 12 WeeksParticipants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Difficulty Concentrating on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Placebo
0 mg Oral NRT, up to 4 times per hour for 12 weeks
244
Nicotine
1 mg Oral NRT, up to 4 times per hour for 12 weeks
13
Total257

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event10
Overall StudyDeath10
Overall StudyDifficulty Contacting Subject20
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up191
Overall StudyStudy Terminated by Sponsor20912
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject120

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPlaceboNicotineTotal
Age Continuous47.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14
49.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4
47.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.9
Region of Enrollment
United States
244 participants13 participants257 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
131 Participants8 Participants139 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
113 Participants5 Participants118 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
33 / 2428 / 13
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 2421 / 13

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Continuous Smoking Abstinence

Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self-report of continuous abstinence from smoking from Week 2 through Week 6.

Time frame: through Week 6

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Highest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Anxiety on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat23.9 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleVery much so13.0 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleModerately so15.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so3.3 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleNot at all44.6 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleNot at all50.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Anxiety on a Categorical ScaleVery much so50.0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced the Desire/Urge to Smoke on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleModerately so33.7 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleNot at all2.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleVery much so22.8 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so10.9 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat30.4 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat100 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Desire/Urge to Smoke on a Categorical ScaleNot at all0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Difficulty Concentrating on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleModerately so15.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat18.5 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleVery much so9.8 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so3.3 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleNot at all53.3 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleNot at all50.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Difficulty Concentrating on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat50.0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat19.6 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleVery much so3.3 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleModerately so9.8 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so1.1 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleNot at all66.3 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleNot at all0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat100 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Dysphoric or Depressed Mood on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Increased Appetite on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat13.0 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleVery much so15.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleModerately so15.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so2.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleNot at all54.3 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleNot at all0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat100 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Increased Appetite on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Insomnia on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat22.8 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleModerately so10.9 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleVery much so3.3 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so6.5 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleNot at all56.5 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleNot at all50.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleModerately so50.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Insomnia on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so3.3 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat27.2 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleNot at all30.4 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleModerately so23.9 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleVery much so15.2 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleNot at all50.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Irritability/Frustration/Anger on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat50.0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Highest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical Scale

Participants are asked if during the last 24 hours they experienced Restlessness on a 5-grade categorical scale from Not at all to Extremely so.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to participants who used study medication at least once and who completed the questionnaire.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat25.0 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleVery much so13.0 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleModerately so12.0 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so6.5 Percentage of Participants
PlaceboHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleNot at all43.5 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleExtremely so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleNot at all0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleSomewhat100 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleModerately so0 Percentage of Participants
NicotineHighest Rating of Restlessness on a Categorical ScaleVery much so0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 6

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 6. Analysis of data for the remainder of the study weeks was not possible because the trial terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses13.3 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 12.8
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 5

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 5.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses10.9 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 11.3
NicotineMean Number of Daily Doses4.0 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 4

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 4.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses12.2 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 10.8
NicotineMean Number of Daily Doses10.5 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 5.7
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 3

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 3.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses13.1 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 9.4
NicotineMean Number of Daily Doses15.8 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 9.2
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 2

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 2.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses15.8 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 11.4
NicotineMean Number of Daily Doses18.0 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 14.2
Secondary

Mean Number of Daily Doses

Mean number of daily doses by study week.

Time frame: Week 1

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants at Week 1.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboMean Number of Daily Doses16.7 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 11.7
NicotineMean Number of Daily Doses14.9 Daily DosesStandard Deviation 7.3
Secondary

Number of Participants With 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence

Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 12, 16, and 26.

Time frame: through Week 26

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error).

Secondary

Number of Participants With Continuous Smoking Abstinence

Number of participants with carbon monoxide (CO)-verified self report of continuous abstinence from smoking from Week 2 to Weeks 4, 6, 12, 16, and 26.

Time frame: through Week 26

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Participant Score for Change in Perception

Participants are asked to rate how their opinion has changed since the first time they used it, on a score of 1-5, where 1=I like it much less now and 5=I like it much more now.

Time frame: through 12 Weeks

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Participant Score for General Perception of the Product

Participants are asked to rate their general perception of the investigational product on a scale of 1-10, where 1=very poor and 10=excellent.

Time frame: through Week 12

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Participant Score for Product Convenience

Participants are asked to rate how convenient the product is to use, on a scale of 1-5, where 1=not at all convenient and 5=extremely convenient.

Time frame: through 12 Weeks

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Participant Score for Product Effectiveness in Dealing With Cravings

Participants are asked to rate the product in its effectiveness for dealing with cravings, on a scale of 1-5, where 1=not at all effective, and 5=extremely effective.

Time frame: through 12 Weeks

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Participant Score for Speed of Action

Participants are asked to rate the product for speed of action, on a scale of 1-9, where 1=extremely slow and 9=extremely fast.

Time frame: through 12 Weeks

Population: The study was terminated prematurely due to a technical issue (randomization error) and no data are available.

Secondary

Percentage of Participants With High Dosage

Percentage of participants who used more than 64 doses in any one-day period.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants who had used study medication at least one day.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants With High Dosage2.0 Percentage of Participants
NicotinePercentage of Participants With High Dosage0 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With High Usage

Percentage of participants who used more than four doses in any one-hour period.

Time frame: within 12 Weeks

Population: Analysis was limited to data collected from participants who had used study medication at least one day.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboPercentage of Participants With High Usage28.2 Percentage of Participants
NicotinePercentage of Participants With High Usage25 Percentage of Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026