Chicago STOP Smoking Research Project

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Risks and Benefits

Study Benefits

• You will be provided with many tools that may help you quit smoking.
• Receive two effective treatments (behavioral counseling and nicotine patches) to help you quit smoking.
• Receive 6 behavioral counseling sessions and one month's supply of nicotine patches at no cost to you.
• CTA fare cards or parking validation provided as compensation for travel expenses.
• Up to $230 compensation provided for completing study measures, including providing saliva and urine samples, attending study visits and completing follow-up.
• The combination of behavioral counseling, nicotine patch and the study drug may be an important new stop-smoking treatment of the future, and you will make a contribution to research that may help many others quit smoking.
• Click here to view a sample of the C-Stop Manual

 

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

• Health benefits from quitting smoking:
  • oxygen level in blood increases to normal, making you feel less tired and more energetic
  • chance of heart attack decreases
  • ability to smell and taste is enhanced
  • circulation improves and walking becomes easier
  • coughing, sinus congestion and shortness of breath decrease
  • lung cancer death rate decreases by half in 5 years, and is similar to that of nonsmokers after 10 years
• Financial benefits from quitting smoking:
  • Based on pack-a-day smoking (20 cigarettes) at $7.30 per pack, in one year you could save up to $2,657.20

 

Study Risks

• Possible side effects of the nicotine patch (these symptoms occur in a minority of people using the patch):
  • Skin irritation: redness, itching, swelling or a rash (moderate irritation occurs in 36% of people)
  • Headaches
  • Dizziness
  • Sleep disturbance, drowsiness or tiredness
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Nausea and mild abdominal pain
• Possible side effects of study drug (these symptoms may occur in 5-10% of people taking the study drug, and usually subside after a few weeks):
  • Mild nausea and abdominal cramping
  • Sleep disturbance and tiredness
  • Headache
  • Pain in joints
  • Nervousness

Confidentiality

The information that you provide will be kept strictly confidential. Raw data will only be available to the Principal Investigator and study personnel. All data will be coded using a 4-digit number. Your name will not appear in any publications or presentations.