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â??Effect of behavioural counseling, Behavioural counseling and Bupropion and Behavioural Counseling, Bupropion and Nicotine chewing Gums in tobacoo cessation.

Phase 4
Completed
Registration Number
CTRI/2015/11/006346
Lead Sponsor
Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

1.Age 18-50 years.

2.Persons who described themselves as current smokers and smoke more than 6 bidis or cigarettes /day.

3.Motivated to quit smoking.

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4.According to The Stages of Readiness to change model subjects in the Action Stage will be selected for study.

5.According to Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire subjects with score of 6 or more which indicate moderate to high dependence will be selected.

6.Only one member from a family will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

1.Serious or unstable cardiac, renal, hypertensive, pulmonary, endocrine or neurologic disorders

2.A current diagnosis of major depressive episode or a history of panic disorder.

3.Psychosis, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, use of nicotine replacement therapy within six months before study enrollment.

4.Pregnancy, lactation.

5.Abuse of alcohol or a non nicotine containing drug within the preceding year.

6.Prior use of Bupropion.

7.Current use of NRT with smoking.

8.Regular use of any non cigarette tobacco product.

9.Family history of seizures.

10.History of severe head trauma.

11.Allergy to any of the medication.

12.Subjects already enrolled in any other intervention programs.

13.Those who cannot read or write. (cannot maintain diaries)

14.Those with MPDS and other chewing difficulties.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Days of Abstinence from smokingTimepoint: 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fagerstorm scale for nicotine dependenceTimepoint: 6 Months
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