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Varenicline for Cognitive Deficits and Cigarette Smoking in Schizophrenia - Efficacy and Predictors

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00802919

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Official title

Varenicline for Cognitive Deficits and Cigarette Smoking in Schizophrenia - Efficacy and Predictors, Independent Investigator Study

Brief summary

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This is a 8-week double-blind placebo controlled parallel group study of the efficacy of varenicline (Chantix) for smoking cessation in schizophrenic patients, and its effect on cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia.At some sits evaluation of smoking measures is extended to 12 weeks. Correlations will be made with biological predictors of efficacy: a) measures of nicotinic receptors in lymphocytes b) DNMT1 and GAD67 mRNA in lymphocytes. Subjects will be current cigarette smokers or history of regular smokers.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00802919
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
93 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2008
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2013
Completion
Nov 30, 2013
Last update posted
Dec 1, 2017

2008 – 2013

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Manhattan Psychatirc Center New York New York 10035
Nathan Kline Insitute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg New York 10962

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