Evaluation of Treatments to Improve Smoking Cessation Medication Adherence

Summary

Many smokers fail to take their smoking cessation medication as recommended. This research is designed to identify treatments that improve the use of cessation medications and to determine whether an increase in medication use results in increased cessation success. This research will also identify treatments that help people stay quit after a quit attempt and will pioneer more efficient research methods.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2014-05

Completion

2014-05

Publications

• Background McCarthy DE, Piasecki TM, Lawrence DL, Jorenby DE, Shiffman S, Baker TB. Psychological mediators of bupropion sustained-release treatment for smoking cessation. Addiction. 2008 Sep;103(9):1521-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02275.x.
• Theodoulou A, Chepkin SC, Ye W, Fanshawe TR, Bullen C, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Hajizadeh A, Lindson N. Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jun 19;6(6):CD013308. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013308.pub2.
• Schlam TR, Baker TB, Smith SS, Bolt DM, McCarthy DE, Cook JW, Hayes-Birchler T, Fiore MC, Piper ME. Electronically Monitored Nicotine Gum Use Before and After Smoking Lapses: Relationship With Lapse and Relapse. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Oct 29;22(11):2051-2058. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa116.
• Schlam TR, Cook JW, Baker TB, Hayes-Birchler T, Bolt DM, Smith SS, Fiore MC, Piper ME. Can we increase smokers' adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and does this help them quit? Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2018 Jul;235(7):2065-2075. doi: 10.1007/s00213-018-4903-y. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

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