Cytisine for Smoking Cessation

NCT05729243 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cytisine as a smoking cessation treatment in individuals with concurrent alcohol use disorder.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Cytisine

Cytisine is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist and is a natural health product approved by Health Canada. Cytisine has been used for a long time in Europe for smoking cessation.

OTHER

Placebo

A placebo identical in appearance to cytisine will be used

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bernard Le Foll · The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-08
Primary Completion
2025-12-12
Completion
2025-12-12

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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