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NCT00790569 · ADVERSE EVENTS

Adverse events

Varenicline or Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Gum in Helping Smokers in a Methadone Treatment Program Stop Smoking · Source last updated 2018-06-06

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Adverse events occurred during the study; they are not necessarily caused by treatment. Serious events are not interchangeable with severe/grade 3–4 events. These safety populations may differ from efficacy populations.

Collection time frame
Not reported
Other-event reporting threshold
0%
Participants affected / participants at risk, as reported
Safety groupSerious eventsOther eventsDeaths
Arm I

Patients receive oral varenicline once daily on days 1-3 and twice daily thereafter for a total of 6 months or when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. varenicline: Given orally

4 / 1370 / 137Not reported / Not reported
Arm II

Patients receive oral varenicline placebo once daily on days 1-3 and twice daily thereafter for a total of 6 months or when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. placebo: Given orally

2 / 450 / 45Not reported / Not reported
Arm III

Patients receive a nicotine patch, with doses tapering over time for a total of 26 weeks. Patients also receive nicotine gum to quell breakthrough urges. Patients may stop treatment when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. nicotine: Given transdermally and orally

2 / 1330 / 133Not reported / Not reported

Group identifiers: EG000: Arm I · EG001: Arm II · EG002: Arm III

Serious adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. notes
    Participant described hearing voices
    organ System
    Psychiatric disorders
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      137
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      45
      num Events
      0
    3. group Id
      EG002
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      133
      num Events
      0
    term
    Neurobehavioral Adverse Effects
  2. notes
    Participant reported mood disturbance
    organ System
    Psychiatric disorders
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      137
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      45
      num Events
      0
    3. group Id
      EG002
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      133
      num Events
      0
    term
    Neurobehavioral Adverse Events
  3. notes
    Participant died during study participation
    organ System
    General disorders
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      137
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      45
      num Events
      2
    3. group Id
      EG002
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      133
      num Events
      1
    term
    Participant Death
  4. notes
    Participant was hospitalized with symptoms of heat attack
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      137
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      45
      num Events
      0
    3. group Id
      EG002
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      133
      num Events
      1
    term
    Heart Attack
  5. notes
    Participants complained of skin rashes
    organ System
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      137
      num Events
      2
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      45
      num Events
      0
    3. group Id
      EG002
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      133
      num Events
      0
    term
    Skin Rash

Other reported adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

    Complete source fields
    event Groups
    1. description
      Patients receive oral varenicline once daily on days 1-3 and twice daily thereafter for a total of 6 months or when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. varenicline: Given orally
      id
      EG000
      other Num Affected
      0
      other Num At Risk
      137
      serious Num Affected
      4
      serious Num At Risk
      137
      title
      Arm I
    2. description
      Patients receive oral varenicline placebo once daily on days 1-3 and twice daily thereafter for a total of 6 months or when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. placebo: Given orally
      id
      EG001
      other Num Affected
      0
      other Num At Risk
      45
      serious Num Affected
      2
      serious Num At Risk
      45
      title
      Arm II
    3. description
      Patients receive a nicotine patch, with doses tapering over time for a total of 26 weeks. Patients also receive nicotine gum to quell breakthrough urges. Patients may stop treatment when a comfortable level of smoking abstinence is reached. nicotine: Given transdermally and orally
      id
      EG002
      other Num Affected
      0
      other Num At Risk
      133
      serious Num Affected
      2
      serious Num At Risk
      133
      title
      Arm III
    frequency Threshold
    0
    serious Events
    1. notes
      Participant described hearing voices
      organ System
      Psychiatric disorders
      stats
      1. group Id
        EG000
        num Affected
        1
        num At Risk
        137
        num Events
        1
      2. group Id
        EG001
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        45
        num Events
        0
      3. group Id
        EG002
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        133
        num Events
        0
      term
      Neurobehavioral Adverse Effects
    2. notes
      Participant reported mood disturbance
      organ System
      Psychiatric disorders
      stats
      1. group Id
        EG000
        num Affected
        1
        num At Risk
        137
        num Events
        1
      2. group Id
        EG001
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        45
        num Events
        0
      3. group Id
        EG002
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        133
        num Events
        0
      term
      Neurobehavioral Adverse Events
    3. notes
      Participant died during study participation
      organ System
      General disorders
      stats
      1. group Id
        EG000
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        137
        num Events
        0
      2. group Id
        EG001
        num Affected
        2
        num At Risk
        45
        num Events
        2
      3. group Id
        EG002
        num Affected
        1
        num At Risk
        133
        num Events
        1
      term
      Participant Death
    4. notes
      Participant was hospitalized with symptoms of heat attack
      organ System
      Cardiac disorders
      stats
      1. group Id
        EG000
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        137
        num Events
        0
      2. group Id
        EG001
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        45
        num Events
        0
      3. group Id
        EG002
        num Affected
        1
        num At Risk
        133
        num Events
        1
      term
      Heart Attack
    5. notes
      Participants complained of skin rashes
      organ System
      Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
      stats
      1. group Id
        EG000
        num Affected
        2
        num At Risk
        137
        num Events
        2
      2. group Id
        EG001
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        45
        num Events
        0
      3. group Id
        EG002
        num Affected
        0
        num At Risk
        133
        num Events
        0
      term
      Skin Rash

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