Effect of Varenicline Added to Counseling on Smoking Cessation Among African American Daily Smokers: The Kick It at Swope IV Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

African American smokers have among the highest rates of tobacco-attributable morbidity and mortality in the US, and effective treatment is needed for all smoking levels.

Objectives

To evaluate the efficacy of varenicline vs placebo among African American adults who are light, moderate, and heavy daily smokers.

Design, setting, and participants

The Kick It at Swope IV (KIS-IV) trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted at a federally qualified health center in Kansas City. A total of 500 African American adults who were daily smokers of all smoking levels were enrolled from June 2015 to December 2017; final follow-up was completed in June 2018.

Interventions

Participants were provided 6 sessions of culturally re

SUBMITTER: Cox LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198729 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature