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Trial reportBMC pharmacology & toxicology2019

Effect of nicotine 6 mg gum on urges to smoke, a randomized clinical trial.

Anna Hansson, Thomas Rasmussen, Roland Perfekt, Elin Hall, Holger Kraiczi

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Trial report in BMC pharmacology & toxicology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Nicotine replacement therapy: A friend or foe.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anna HanssonGlobal Clinical Pharmacology, McNeil AB, Box 941, SE-251 09, Helsingborg, Sweden. ahansson@its.jnj.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2357-5029
Thomas RasmussenQuantitative Sciences, McNeil AB, Helsingborg, Sweden.
Roland PerfektQuantitative Sciences, McNeil AB, Helsingborg, Sweden.
Elin HallGlobal Clinical Pharmacology, McNeil AB, Box 941, SE-251 09, Helsingborg, Sweden.
Holger KraicziDepartment of Statistics, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAbility to manage urges to smoke is fundamental to maximizing the chances of success in smoking cessation. Previous studies have linked a higher dose of nicotine in nicotine replacement therapy to a higher success rate for smoking cessation. Thus, this study was performed to compare relief of urges to smoke, up until 5 h following treatment with a new 6 mg nicotine gum versus currently marketed 4 mg nicotine gum.

methodsThis was a randomized crossover clinical study. Following 12 h of abstinence from smoking, either one 6 mg or one 4 mg nicotine gum was given to 240 healthy adult smokers. Thereafter, urges to smoke were scored on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale repeatedly over 5 h.

resultsThe reductions in urges to smoke over the first 1 and 3 h after administration were statistically significantly greater with 6 mg than 4 mg gum, (p < 0.005). A 50% reduction in perceived urges to smoke was reached in 9.4 min with 6 mg gum compared to 16.2 min with 4 mg gum (median values). The median duration of a 50% or more reduction in VAS urges to smoke score was 111 min with the 6 mg gum, versus 74 min for the 4 mg gum.

conclusionThis study provides evidence that the 6 mg nicotine gum provided a greater reduction, faster and longer relief of urges to smoke than the 4 mg nicotine gum.

trial registrationEudraCT Number: 2010-023268-42. Study was first entered in EudraCT 2011-02-23.

Indexed as

Nicotine Chewing GumSmoking CessationAdultCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNicotineYoung AdultNicotineNicotine Chewing GumClinical trialCraving reliefNicotine replacement therapySmoking cessationUrges to smoke

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PMID31753009
PMCPMC6873734

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