The Potential of Kava in Enabling Tobacco Cessation - Its Holistic Effects in Managing Stress and Insomnia Associated With Abstinence

Phase 2 Recruiting 76 enrolled University of Florida National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · collab National Institutes of Health (NIH) · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

This study will evaluate the compliance with a daily kava regimen among active smokers who have an intention to quit smoking. This study will also investigate whether kava use can facilitate tobacco cessation, reduce stress, and improve sleep.

Timeline

Start: 2024-06-06
Primary completion: 2027-01-31
Completion: 2027-10-31

Publications

Xing C, Malaty J, Malham MB, Orlando FA, Lynch A, Huo Z, Francois M, Firpi-Morell R, Fisher CL, Christou DD, Salloum RG. The potential of AB-free kava in enabling tobacco cessation via management of abstinence-related stress and insomnia: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Dec 21;24(1):422. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04722-9.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	AB-free kava	Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM)	75 mg	Oral

Indications

No indication recorded.