Smoking Cessation and Sexual Health in Men

NCT00833404 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2011-09-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a 12-week clinical trial investigating the effects of smoking cessation on sexual functioning in men. This study consists of 3 sessions and provides 8 weeks of free nicotine transdermal patches. It is hypothesized that men who quit smoking, compared to men who smoke as usual, will demonstrate improved sexual functioning, measured both physiologically (erectile functioning) and subjectively (self-reported sexual functioning).

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation

Interventions

DRUG

Nicotine transdermal patch

8-week nicotine patch regimen (21mg/day during week 1-4, 14mg/day during week 5-6, and 7mg/day during week 7-8).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher B Harte, MA · University of Texas at Austin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
23 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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