Testing Pharmacological Therapies for Pregnant Smokers

Summary

Nicotine dependence has not been sufficiently addressed in current state-of-the-science cessation interventions for pregnant smokers. The weight of the evidence from the general population of smokers suggests that nicotine replacement therapies may be beneficial cessation aids for pregnant smokers who are unable to stop smoking. The tremendous potential of these therapies for promoting smoking cessation among pregnant women creates a pressing need for decision tools and protocols to encourage treatment adherence that is essential for rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of OTC NRT when provided as part of prenatal care. The results of this research could be directly translated to the improvement of obstetrical care providers' clinical practices. Medically supervised use of OTC NRT by pregnant smokers is an alternative to continued smoking that has the potential to substantially increase rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy.

Timeline

Start

2003-06

Primary completion

2006-08

Completion

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Publications

• Background Pletsch PK, Pollak KI, Peterson BL, Park J, Oncken CA, Swamy GK, Lyna P. Olfactory and gustatory sensory changes to tobacco smoke in pregnant smokers. Res Nurs Health. 2008 Feb;31(1):31-41. doi: 10.1002/nur.20229.
• Background Pollak KI, Oncken CA, Lipkus IM, Peterson BL, Swamy GK, Pletsch PK, Lyna P, Namenek Brouwer RJ, Fish LJ, Myers ER. Challenges and solutions for recruiting pregnant smokers into a nicotine replacement therapy trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2006 Aug;8(4):547-54. doi: 10.1080/14622200600789882.
• Background Bursey-Reddick, K, Swamy, GK, Brouwer, RN, Pollak, KI, Myers, ER. (2006). Comparison of Self-Reported Smoking Status and Anonymous Urinary Cotinine Testing in Pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 193 Supplement 6:S107.
• Results Pollak KI, Oncken CA, Lipkus IM, Lyna P, Swamy GK, Pletsch PK, Peterson BL, Heine RP, Brouwer RJ, Fish L, Myers ER. Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancy. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4):297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.05.006.
• Swamy GK, Roelands JJ, Peterson BL, Fish LJ, Oncken CA, Pletsch PK, Myers ER, Whitecar PW, Pollak KI. Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct;201(4):354.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.006. Epub 2009 Aug 7.

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