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Clinical Trials/NCT00459173
NCT00459173CompletedPhase 3

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Oral Doses of Rimonabant, 5 mg/Day or 20 mg/Day, Versus Placebo, as an Aid to Maintenance of Smoking Cessation (1-Year Treatment, 1-Year Follow-up)

Sanofi3 sites in 3 countries4,850 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2002Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Sanofi
Enrollment
4,850
Locations
3
Primary Endpoint
Time to smoking relapse from the point of re-randomization (Week 10) through Week 32

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The primary study objective is to evaluate the efficacy of 2 dose levels of rimonabant (5 mg and 20 mg) for the maintenance of abstinence from smoking.

Secondary objectives are to evaluate the effect of rimonabant on craving and weight, the clinical and biological safety of 2 doses of rimonabant rimonabant during a 12-month treatment period and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of the drug.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Smokers smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day as a mean within the 2 months preceding the screening visit
  • •Motivated to quit with a score greater than or equal to 6 on the ten-point Motivation Scale

Exclusion Criteria

  • •non tobacco cigarettes consumption
  • •chronic use of marijuana
  • •pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • •any clinically significant disease that might interfere with the efficacy or safety evaluation of the study drug
  • •Concomitant use of drugs as an aid to smoking cessation or that might induce weight change

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to smoking relapse from the point of re-randomization (Week 10) through Week 32

Smoking relapse defined as: any 7 or more consecutive days of smoking (even a puff) or any 2 consecutive days of smoking 5 or more cigarettes per day

Secondary Outcomes

  • Safety data
  • Efficacy: Time to smoking relapse from Week 10 to Week 52, craving, body weight change in abstainers, lipid parameters

Investigators

Sponsor
Sanofi
Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (3)

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