Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Cytisine, or Varenicline for Smoking Cessation

PHASE4RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2025

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2026

Conditions
Tobacco
Interventions
DRUG

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (Nicotine patch plus NRT gum or lozenge)

Participants in this group will apply 1 NRT patch each morning for up to 26 weeks. Patches will be titrated based on cigarettes consumed. Short-acting NRT products (gum and lozenge) will be used as needed by the participants in this group.

DRUG

Cytisine

Participants in this group will take 3mg of cytisine 3 times per day for 12 weeks.

DRUG

Varenicline (Champix)

Participants in this group will take 1mg of varenicline 2 times per day for 12 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

K1Y 4W7

RECRUITING

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Vita Aid Professional Therapeutics

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Lumino Health™ Pharmacy

UNKNOWN

lead

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

OTHER