Status:

WITHDRAWN

HIV-1 and Brain Interaction on Smoking Comorbidity

Lead Sponsor:

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Conditions:

Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

People living with HIV-1 have high rates of cigarette smoking, which may be related to nicotinic interaction with HIV-1 infection and brain function levels. The proposed project aims to understand the...

Detailed Description

Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. The alarmingly high smoking rates and unsatisfactory performance of standard smoking cessation efforts in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects between ages 18-60 in good health
  • Ability to give written informed consent
  • For people living with HIV: should be diagnosed with HIV two years or more and on ART two years or more
  • For people living with HIV: should have achieved virologic suppression (defined as viral loads of ≤ 200 copies/ml), and without current signs of reactivation

Exclusion

  • Inability to sign informed consent
  • Unable to undergo MRI scanning due to metallic devices or objects (cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator, some artificial joints, metal pins, surgical clips or other implanted metal parts) or claustrophobic to the scanner
  • Any major medical illnesses to include, but not limited to, uncontrolled high blood pressure or high blood sugar, cardiovascular disease, asthma, peripheral vascular diseases, coagulopathies, history of superficial or deep vein thrombosis as per medical history
  • Current substance-induced psychiatric disorders
  • Significant alcohol or other drug use, other than nicotine dependence or marijuana use
  • Gross structural abnormalities and/or have a history of syncope
  • Positive urine pregnancy tests
  • Any neurological illnesses to include, but not limited to, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, or history of head trauma, CVA, CNS tumor,
  • For people living with HIV: having AIDS or non-AIDS-defining cancer or active CNS and other opportunistic disease
  • For people living with HIV: on active treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03308331

Start Date

December 1 2019

End Date

October 30 2025

Last Update

March 10 2020

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University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21228