Personalized smoking cessation: matching treatment to your Brain's reward system
NCT ID NCT02162849
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 30, 2026 · Updated 29 times
Summary
This study looks at whether varenicline (a pill) or the nicotine patch works better for smokers based on how sensitive they are to rewards. About 204 adults who smoke at least 5 cigarettes a day will get behavioral counseling plus one of the treatments. The goal is to see who stays smoke-free for the last 4 weeks of treatment.
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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