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For full trial details, please see the original record at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02957786
Registration number
NCT02957786
Ethics application status
Date submitted
27/10/2016
Date registered
8/11/2016
Date last updated
19/08/2021
Titles & IDs
Public title
Cytisine Versus Varenicline for Smoking Cessation
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Scientific title
RAUORA: Cytisine Versus Varenicline for Smoking Cessation
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Secondary ID [1]
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UTN: U1111-1187-2838
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
RAUORA
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Smoking Cessation
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Cytisine
Behaviour - Behavioural support
Treatment: Drugs - Varenicline
Experimental: Cytisine plus behavioural support - 12-week course of cytisine capsules (1.5mg), with a decreasing dosing regimen (9mg/day for days 1-3, 7.5mg/day for days 4-12, 6mg/day for days 13-16, 4.5mg/day for days 17-20, 3.0mg/day from days 21-week 12).
Participants will be asked to reduce their smoking over the first four days of treatment so that they are not smoking at all by the fifth day, which will be their designated Quit date.
Participants will also withdrawal-orientated behavioural support (delivered by cessation advisors), in addition to brief cessation advice from the study-specific doctor (at the point that the prescription is provided) and community pharmacist (at the point the participant redeems their prescription).
Active Comparator: Varenicline plus behavioural support - 12-week course of Varenicline tablets (0.5mg/1mg), with an increasing dosing regimen (0.5mg/day for days 1-3, 1.0mg/day for days 4-7, 2.0mg/day for day 8-week 12).
Participants will be asked to reduce their smoking over the first four days of treatment so that they are not smoking at all by the fifth day, which will be their designated Quit date.
Participants will also receive withdrawal-orientated behavioural support (delivered by cessation advisors), in addition to brief cessation advice from the study-specific doctor (at the point that the prescription is provided) and community pharmacist (at the point the participant redeems their prescription).
Treatment: Drugs: Cytisine
Cytisine tablets
Behaviour: Behavioural support
Withdrawal-orientated cessation support
Treatment: Drugs: Varenicline
Varenicline tablets
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Intervention code [2]
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Behaviour
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Comparator / control treatment
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Control group
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Continuous abstinence from smoking
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Assessment method [1]
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Self-report of smoking not more than five cigarettes from the quit date, supported by biochemical validation using a carbon monoxide (CO) expired breath
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Timepoint [1]
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Six months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Continuous abstinence from smoking
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Self-report of smoking not more than five cigarettes from the quit date
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Continuous abstinence from smoking
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Self-report of smoking not more than five cigarettes from the quit date
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Three months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Continuous abstinence from smoking
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Self-report of smoking not more than five cigarettes from the quit date, supported by biochemical validation using a carbon monoxide (CO) expired breath
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12 months post-quit date (in 2/3 of sample)
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Secondary outcome [4]
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7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking
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Self-report of having smoked no cigarettes (not even a puff) in the past seven days.
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [5]
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7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking
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Self-report of having smoked no cigarettes (not even a puff) in the past seven days.
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Secondary outcome [6]
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7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking
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Six month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [7]
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7-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking
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Assessment method [7]
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12 month post-quit date (in 2/3 of sample)
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Secondary outcome [8]
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Time to relapse back to smoking
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Defined as return to daily smoking.
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One month post-quit date
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Time to relapse back to smoking
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Defined as return to daily smoking.
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Three month post-quit date
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Time to relapse back to smoking
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Defined as return to daily smoking.
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Six month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [11]
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Time to relapse back to smoking
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Defined as return to daily smoking.
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12 month post-quit date (in 2/3 of sample)
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Secondary outcome [12]
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Cigarette withdrawal
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The physical signs and symptoms associated with nicotine withdrawal over the last week, measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale (MPSS)
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [13]
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Cigarette withdrawal
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The physical signs and symptoms associated with nicotine withdrawal over the last week, measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale (MPSS)
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Three months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [14]
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Cigarette withdrawal
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Six months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [15]
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Cigarettes per day
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Number of cigarettes smoked per day, if smoking
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [16]
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Cigarettes per day
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Number of cigarettes smoked per day, if smoking
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Three month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [17]
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Cigarettes per day
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Number of cigarettes smoked per day, if smoking
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Six month post-quit date
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Cigarettes per day
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Number of cigarettes smoked per day, if smoking
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12 month post-quit date (in 2/3 of sample)
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Secondary outcome [19]
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Smoking satisfaction, if smoking
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Measured using the modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire (mCEQ).
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [20]
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Smoking satisfaction, if smoking
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Three month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [21]
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Smoking satisfaction, if smoking
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Six month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [22]
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Health-related quality of life
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Measured using the New Zealand EQ-5D Tariff 2
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [23]
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Health-related quality of life
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Secondary outcome [25]
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Acceptability of allocated treatment
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Participants will be asked for their views on the use of their allocated medication as a cessation aid (i.e. whether they would recommend the treatment to another smoker and the things they liked or disliked about using the product).
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Timepoint [25]
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [26]
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Acceptability of allocated treatment
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Participants will be asked for their views on the use of their allocated medication as a cessation aid (i.e. whether they would recommend the treatment to another smoker and the things they liked or disliked about using the product).
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Timepoint [26]
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Three months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [27]
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Use of other methods of cessation
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Participants will be asked about their use of other methods of cessation, such as NRT, Zyban, clonidine, nortriptyline, e-cigarettes, acupuncture etc.
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Timepoint [27]
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [28]
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Use of other methods of cessation
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Assessment method [28]
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Participants will be asked about their use of other methods of cessation, such as NRT, Zyban, clonidine, nortriptyline, e-cigarettes, acupuncture etc.
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Timepoint [28]
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Three months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [29]
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Use of other methods of cessation
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Participants will be asked about their use of other methods of cessation, such as NRT, Zyban, clonidine, nortriptyline, e-cigarettes, acupuncture etc.
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Timepoint [29]
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Six months post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [30]
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Medication compliance
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Self-reported pill count, early stopping of allocated medication and reasons why.
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [31]
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Medication compliance
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Self-reported pill count, early stopping of allocated medication and reasons why.
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Secondary outcome [32]
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Adverse events
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Assessment method [32]
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Any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not it is considered related to the product.
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Timepoint [32]
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One month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [33]
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Adverse events
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Assessment method [33]
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Any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not it is considered related to the product.
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Timepoint [33]
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Three month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [34]
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Adverse events
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Assessment method [34]
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Any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not it is considered related to the product.
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Timepoint [34]
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Six month post-quit date
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Secondary outcome [35]
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Adverse events
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Any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not it is considered related to the product.
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Timepoint [35]
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12 month post-quit date (in 2/3 of sample)
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- daily tobacco smokers
- self-identify as Maori (indigenous New Zealander) or whanau (family) of Maori
- want to stop smoking in the next two weeks
- are at least 18 years of age
- are able to provide verbal consent
- reside in the Lakes District Health Board, Eastern Bay of Plenty or Tokoroa region at
the time of enrolment
- have daily access to a mobile phone with text capability and/or email and access to
the internet via computer or smartphone
- are eligible for subsidised varenicline under special authority conditions
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Minimum age
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
- are pregnant or breastfeeding
- are current users of other smoking cessation therapies (e.g. nicotine replacement
therapy [NRT], buproprion [Zyban], clonidine, nortriptyline, e-cigarettes)
- are enrolled in another smoking cessation programme or another smoking cessation study
- have a contraindication for cytisine or varenicline
- have used varenicline or cytisine in the past 12 months
- have another person in their household involved in the trial
- have moderate or severe renal impairment,
- are being treated for active or latent TB
- have been treated for a heart attack, stroke, or severe angina within the last two
weeks
- have uncontrolled high blood pressure (> 150 mmHg systolic, > 100 mmHg diastolic)
- have a history of seizures
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Phase
Phase 3
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Data analysis
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Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
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Other reasons
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
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18/09/2017
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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10/10/2019
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Sample size
Target
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Final
679
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Recruitment in Australia
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New Zealand
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North Island
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
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Name
University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Other
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Lakes District Health Board
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Brunel University
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Summary
Brief summary
To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of cytisine plus behavioural
support compared to varenicline plus behavioural support for smoking cessation, in indigenous
Maori (or family of Maori) who smoke and are motivated to quit.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02957786
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Trial related presentations / publications
Walker N, Smith B, Barnes J, Verbiest M, Kurdziel T, Parag V, Pokhrel S, Bullen C. Cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation for Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) and their extended family: protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial. Addiction. 2019 Feb;114(2):344-352. doi: 10.1111/add.14449. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Natalie Walker, PhD
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University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Summary Results
For IPD and results data, please see
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02957786
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