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Strategies to Reduce Weight Gain in Hypertensive Smokers

NCT00119821 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 459

Last updated 2015-12-02

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Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification following a smoking cessation program in preventing weight gain among hypertensive smokers placed at medical risk by the post-cessation weight gain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Weight Reducing Diet

Behavioral intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Moderate exercise implemented plus behavioral intervention.

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking Cessation

Nicotine Patch in dosages given based on number of cigarettes per day smoked. 21 mg patch, 14 mg patch, 7 mg patch for total of 6 weeks duration of therapy. NRT gum is being provided to assist with relapse prevention. At the randomization visit the participant is given one (1) box of 2mg NRT gum, which consists of (110) pieces. The participant may request up to two (2) more boxes, for a maximum of three (3) boxes per participant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Tennessee

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert C. Klesges, PhD · University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-06-30

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