Proof-Of-Concept Investigation With a Neurosteroid Analog (Ganaxolone) as a Smoking Cessation Candidate
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether the investigational drug ganaxolone can help smokers quit smoking. Ganaxolone is a drug that has been investigated (in other research studies) for the treatment of seizures and migraines. This drug is considered investigational in the US.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01857531
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 36 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2013
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2014
- Last update posted
- Sep 7, 2014
2013 – 2014
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Center for Smoking Cessation | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28210 | — |
| Duke Center for Smoking Cessation | Durham | North Carolina | 27705 | — |
| Duke Center for Smoking Cessation | Raleigh | North Carolina | 27609 | — |
| Duke Center for Smoking Cessation | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27103 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 7, 2014 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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