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NCT02412631 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Addressing Post Cessation Weight Gain

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
84
Enrollment target

NCT02412631: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

NCT02412631 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by Mayo Clinic. The registered enrollment target is 84 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (37% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02412631, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
84 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Some individuals smoke with the perception that smoking helps control body weight. Smokers gain an average of as much as 10 pounds in the months following smoking abstinence, with heavier and more-dependent smokers gaining more weight. T The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Research Program will randomize 100 nondiabetic, overweight or obese adult smokers to active lorcaserin or placebo for 24 weeks; all of the subjects will receive open-label varenicline for 12 weeks. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a 24-week course of lorcaserin for decreasing weight gain after stopping smoking.

Primary Outcome

weight (kg) change from baseline to week 24 among subjects who meet criteria for prolonged smoking abstinence at week 24

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Varenicline
  • DRUG lorcaserin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 84 participants
Start Date 2016-06-15
Est. Completion 2020-04-17
Phase Phase 2
Mayo Clinic

2,844 total trials

Why NCT02412631 stopped before completion

NCT02412631 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 84 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (37% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT02412631 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02412631 about?

NCT02412631 is a clinical study titled "Addressing Post Cessation Weight Gain". Some individuals smoke with the perception that smoking helps control body weight. Smokers gain an average of as much as 10 pounds in the months following smoking abstinence, with heavier and more-dependent smokers gaining more weight. T The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Research Program will randomize 100 n...

What is the current status of trial NCT02412631?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 84 participants. The study started on 2016-06-15. Estimated completion is 2020-04-17.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02412631?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Varenicline (DRUG), lorcaserin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02412631?

This trial is sponsored by Mayo Clinic, which has 2,844 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02412631's enrollment target sits among peer trials

84 822nd of 2000 higher than 1,173 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02412631, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02412631 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.