Propranolol and giving up smoking

Propranolol and giving up smoking

A placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine whether propranolol helps cigarette smokers to stop smoking; 73 subjects entered the trial but at the end of eight weeks only six had stopped smoking, three in the propranolol and three in the placebo group. There was no evi...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of diseases of the chest 1980, Vol.74 (1), p.95-96
Hauptverfasser: Farebrother, M.J.B., Pearce, Sarah J., Turner, P., Appleton, D.R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Clinical Trials as Topic
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Propranolol - therapeutic use
Smoking - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:A placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine whether propranolol helps cigarette smokers to stop smoking; 73 subjects entered the trial but at the end of eight weeks only six had stopped smoking, three in the propranolol and three in the placebo group. There was no evidence of any helpful effect of propranolol in subjects trying to stop smoking.
ISSN:0007-0971
1878-2426
DOI:10.1016/0007-0971(80)90017-0