# STARS (Smoking Treatment And Remote Sampling) Study

> **NCT04525755** · PHASE1,PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Medical University of South Carolina** · enrollment: 652 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Smoking
- Smoking Cessation
- Tobacco Smoking
- Cigarette Smoking

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Varenicline 0.5 MG
- **DRUG:** Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04525755
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical University of South Carolina
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1,PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-02-08
- **Primary completion:** 2025-04-05
- **Final completion:** 2025-04-05
- **Target enrollment:** 652 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04525755

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04525755, "STARS (Smoking Treatment And Remote Sampling) Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04525755. Licensed CC0.

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