Could a Plant-Based pill help smokers with alcohol problems kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT05729243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether cytisine, a plant-based medication, is safe and helpful for quitting smoking in people who also have alcohol use disorder. Twenty adults who smoked daily and wanted to quit took part. The main goal was to see if the drug was well-tolerated and if participants stayed in the study.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-65 years; * Have TUD assessed by structured clinical interview for DSM-5; * Have past year AUD (active) assessed by structured clinical interview for DSM-5; * Report daily cigarette consumption in past month and expired carbon monoxide (CO) measurement ≥10ppm at screening; * Have Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND55) score ≥4; * Have motivation to quit within 30 days i.e. Contemplation Ladder56 score ≥7; * Be willing and able to comply with all study procedural and assessment demands; * Be able to provide voluntary written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Report prolonged smoking abstinence in the past month preceding screening; * Be using other smoking cessation aids * Enrolled in another smoking cessation program * Be pregnant, breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant or breastfeed; * Exhibit suicidal thoughts or behavior in the past month; * Enrolled in another study which would interfere with study procedures or represent a potential risk to the participant * Have a serious unstable psychiatric or medical condition preventing participation in the trial. This includes some forms of schizophrenia, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, arterial hypertension (systolic BP above 150; diastolic BP above 100), cerebrovascular diseases, occlusion of blood vessels, kidney and/or liver disease, hyperthyroidism, ulcer, diabetes, Chromaffin tumours of the adrenal medulla, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
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