Status:

COMPLETED

Association Between Smoking, Brain Activity, Genes, and ADHD

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Irvine

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Smoking

Withdrawal Nicotine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Brief Summary

The study investigated the underlying mechanisms of smoking in young adults by examining the associations between smoking, brain activity, dopamine genes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

Detailed Description

The study investigated the underlying mechanisms of smoking in young adults by examining the associations between smoking, brain activity, dopamine genes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Smokers with ADHD
  • Cigarette smoking for the last year
  • ADHD diagnosis
  • Nonsmokers with ADHD
  • No history of regularly smoking cigarettes
  • ADHD diagnosis
  • Normative control smokers
  • Cigarette smoking for the last year
  • No history and diagnosis of ADHD
  • Normative control nonsmokers
  • No history of regularly smoking cigarettes
  • No history and diagnosis of ADHD

Exclusion

  • Children under the age of 18
  • Adults above the age of 45
  • Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant
  • Any major medical illness
  • Any mental disorders that require medication (except stimulant medication)
  • Any contraindications to fMRI scanning
  • Not speaking English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

89 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00915798

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

January 13 2017

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