Selegiline Clinical Trial New Brunswick, New Jersey

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry in New Brunswick, New Jersey is conducting a study comparing an investigational medication versus placebo to help people quit smoking. All smokers participating in the study will receive individual counseling plus either selegiline (via a patch applied to skin) or a placebo patch.  All participants will also receive a free study physical.

How to Volunteer
The telephone number to call is 732-235-3904 or click here to enroll online.

Study Participants
Researchers are recruiting daily smokers at least 18 years old who are motivated to quit and are willing to cooperate with study procedures.  Approximately 75 people will be recruited from New Brunswick, New Jersey and the surrounding area.

An important exclusion for participation in this study is that you cannot be taking any medications for a a psychiatric / anxiety disorder.

Study Content
All participants will receive individual counseling based on the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. Participants will receive the study medicine or placebo.  All participants will receive treatment for eight weeks. All counseling, study medication and assessments will be provided at no cost to participants.  Participants will also receive a study physical at no cost.
 
The Medication
The study medicine, selegiline, is FDA-approved for treating depression, but has not been used to treat smoking.  It will be administered as a patch. Selegiline is designed to maintain levels of a smokers’ dopamine activity after quitting smoking as a way to limit withdrawal symptoms or the depression that sometimes accompanies quitting smoking. 

Study Requirements
Participants will be asked to attend 14 visits over a six-month period.  They will be followed up for a total of six months. Participants will receive a small payment to cover the time and expense of making clinic visits during the study.

Sponsors
The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Psychiatry.

Location and Directions
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Psychiatry Division
317 George Street, Suite 105
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
For directions, click here

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Complete this form to participate in a Quit Smoking Study in New Brunswick, New Jersey

• This study will require participants to visit the downtown New Brunswick area
• We need at least one phone number to contact you.
• The last four pieces of information help us to determine how best to recruit participants for important health research. This information is not shared with anyone else.
• Once you submit your information, our staff will make every effort to contact you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in our study and we look forward to speaking with you soon!