Research

Participate in Research

The Division of Addiction Psychiatry is located at 317 George Street, Suite 105, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Our researchers are always looking for individuals to participate in our studies. Most studies will compensate you for your time.

Studies currently open to enrollment:

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and make a decision to quit.

Having the motivation and making the commitment to quit smoking is a great first step towards becoming smoke free. However, anyone who has tried to quit knows how challenging it can be to give up cigarettes.

Having the determination to quit may not be enough - you may need some additional help.

If you’re ready to quit smoking, you may be interested in a research study which is being conducted to evaluate the use of the drugs varenicline and bupropion as aids to smoking cessation. To help you quit, smoking cessation counseling sessions will be included as part of the study.

We are looking for people who are:

• Between the ages of 18–75.
• Current smokers who smoke ten or more cigarettes per day.
• Motivated to quit smoking.

Qualified individuals will receive varenicline, bupropion, transdermal nicotine patch or placebo (an inactive substance that looks like the study drug). After 12 weeks of treatment, there is an additional 12 week non-treatment follow-up phase. Smoking cessation counseling and all study related medical care will be provided at no cost. You may also be reimbursed for time and travel.

	For more information or to see if you qualify for this study, please contact:
	Jill M. Williams, MD UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Division of Addiction Psychiatry New Brunswick, New Jersey Phone: 732-235-4600 E-mail: besstr@umdnj.edu

Varenicline-Aided Cigarette Reduction in Smokers Not Ready to Quit

• UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry is conducting a study to examine how to best help smokers to cut down their cigarettes per day. The title of the study is "Varenicline-aided Cigarette reduction in Smokers Not Ready to Quit".
• If you are a healthy adult, between the ages of 18 and 64, and you smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day, you may qualify to participate in a study.
• Subjects are compensated up to $170 over six months for your time.
• The principal study researcher is Marc Steinberg, PhD, of the UMDNJ-RWJMS Psychiatry Department, 317 George Street, Ste 105, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. For more information, call Dr. Steinberg at 732-235-4600.

Click here to view of download study flyer

The Effect of Menthol on Nicotine Levels and Metabolites in African American Cigarette Smokers

• Are you a Smoker?
• UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry is conducting a research study to examine nicotine levels and metabolism in African American smokers. The title of the study is "The Effect of Menthol on Nicotine Levels and Metabolites in African American Cigarette Smokers".
• This is not a quit smoking study.
• If you are a healthy African American adult, between ages of 18 and 75 and you smoke, you may qualify to participate in this study. Subjects are paid $50 for participation in the study which takes about 1 day to complete.
• The principal study researcher is Jill Williams, MD, of the UMDNJ-RWJMS Psychiatry Department and the UMDNJ-Tobacco Dependence Program, 317 George Street, Ste 105, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
  For more information, call Dr. Williams at 732-235-4600.