Effects of differing nicotine-replacement doses on weight gain after smoking cessation.

S. J. Leischow, D. P. Sachs, A. G. Bostrom, M. D. Hansen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess effects of doses of a nicotine-replacement agent on weight gain in men and women after smoking cessation. DESIGN: Four-week, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. SETTING: Outpatient medical clinic. STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Healthy volunteers who smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day. INTERVENTION: Pharmacologic: Random assignment to 0, 2, or 4 mg of nicotine polacrilex on a fixed-dose schedule (one piece per hour while awake). Behavioral: Brief, medical/behavioral counseling regarding smoking cessation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Weight change as a function of dose and gender only in participants abstinent for all 4 week. (Self-reported abstinence verified by breath carbon monoxide levels). RESULTS: Weight change in women abstinent for 4 weeks (n = 16) was +1.69, +0.33, and -0.26 kg in the placebo, 2-mg, and 4-mg groups, respectively, compared with +1.60, +1.45, and +1.18 kg for the men who were abstinent for 4 weeks (n = 19). Medication use did not differ as a function of dose or gender. CONCLUSIONS: Nicotine polacrilex suppressed, in a dose-related fashion, weight gain after smoking cessation in successfully treated women. Weight gain was not shown to be suppressed in men, possibly because of small sample size.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)233-237
Number of pages5
JournalArchives of Family Medicine
Volume1
Issue number2
StatePublished - Nov 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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