Status:
COMPLETED
rTMS Effects on Smoking Cessation and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Conditions:
Cigarette Smoking
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with schizophrenia have high rates of cigarette smoking and tobacco dependence, and great difficulties in quitting smoking. The development of novel and more effective treatments for tobacco ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- Smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day and a Fagerstrom score of at least 4.
- Willing to quit smoking in the next 30 days.
Exclusion
- Active alcohol or illicit drug abuse or dependence in the past 3 months
- A history of seizures, head trauma or space occupying lesions.
- A history of alcohol or illicit drug abuse in the past 6 months.
- Intolerance of the nicotine patch or its excipients
- Evidence for psychiatric instability as judged by acute psychotic exacerbations, suicidal or homicidal ideation.
- Females who are pregnant.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00736710
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
December 5 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1