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Topiramate for tobacco dependence

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Tobacco dependence, major depressive disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Tobacco dependence
Registration Number
ISRCTN93532081
Lead Sponsor
The Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)
Brief Summary

2008 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18462502 (added 31/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 18 - 65 years, either sex
2. Able to understand and read Spanish
3. Fulfill criteria for major depression (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition [DSM-IV] criteria)
4. Scores on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale less than 60 (implying minimal to mild depression)
5. Smoke more than 20 cigarettes/day
6. Fulfil preparation state of change according to Prochaska and DiClemente classification
7. Voluntarily ask for a tobacco cessation therapy
8. Sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active psychosis and/or treatment with antipsychotic drugs
2. Alcohol or drug abuse
3. Pregnancy or lactation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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