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Bupropion for Hospitalized Smokers With Acute Cardiovascular Disease

NCT00181818 ↗

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of the study is to test the efficacy and safety of bupropion SR for smokers hospitalized with acute cardiovascular disease.

Timeline

Start
1999-10
Primary completion
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Completion
2003-12

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The adjusted odds ratio, after controlling for cigarettes per day, depression symptoms, prior bupropion use, hypertension, and length of stay, was 1.91 (95% CI, 1.06-3.40, P=.03) at 3 months PMID 17145253 ↗

paper Bupropion improved short-term but not long-term smoking cessation rates over intensive counseling and appeared to be safe in hospitalized smokers with acute cardiovascular disease. PMID 17145253 ↗

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Bupropion Small molecule 300 mg —