Point-prevalent abstinence at 4 months 4 months after the quit date [clinicaltrials_resource:c932b0831a89a197c551e0af8e901ba9]

To test our hypothesis that among the subset of the 770 enrolled participants who quit smoking and then lapsed while using the nicotine patch, those randomized to continue the patch post-lapse will be more likely to be 7-day point-prevalent abstinent at 4 month follow-up than those randomized to discontinue the patch post-lapse.

Point-prevalent abstinence at 4 months 4 months after the quit date [clinicaltrials_resource:c932b0831a89a197c551e0af8e901ba9]

To test our hypothesis that among the subset of the 770 enrolled participants who quit smoking and then lapsed while using the nicotine patch, those randomized to continue the patch post-lapse will be more likely to be 7-day point-prevalent abstinent at 4 month follow-up than those randomized to discontinue the patch post-lapse.