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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jun;129(1):94-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.02.003. Epub 2011 Mar 4.

Varenicline for smoking cessation in people with schizophrenia: a double blind randomized pilot study

Elaine Weiner, Alison Buchholz, Agnes Coffay, Fang Liu, Robert P McMahon, Robert W Buchanan, Deanna L Kelly
Randomized Controlled Trial

Varenicline for smoking cessation in people with schizophrenia: a double blind randomized pilot study

Elaine Weiner et al. Schizophr Res. 2011 Jun.
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Expired Carbon Monoxide (CO) Levels in Varenicline and Placebo Groups Change in CO levels following the initiation of study medication at week 0. Participants had 2 sessions of individual counseling before starting study medication at Medication week 0. They were told to quit following one week of study medication (that is at the end of their third counseling session) The average (across visits) varenicline - placebo difference in expired CO was estimated to be −18.8 +/− 5.7 (F=10.76, df=1,5.1, p=0.02); variation in the magnitude of this difference among visits was not significant (F=1.37, df=11,60.2, p=0.21 for treatment × week interaction).
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