Varenicline Effects on Cue Reactivity and Smoking Reward/Reinforcement

Summary

The purpose of this study was to find out how varenicline works to help people quit smoking. Varenicline, also known as Chantix™, is an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medication that has been shown to help people quit smoking. This study was trying to evaluate whether varenicline would change the response to smoking and the desire for cigarettes when compared to an inactive placebo control. This was not a quit smoking treatment study, and participants were not asked or required to stop smoking while in this study.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2010-08

Completion

2010-08

Drugs

Indications