Status:

TERMINATED

Nicotine Withdrawal and Reward Processing: Connecting Neurobiology to Real-world Behavior

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cigarette Smoking

Nicotine Withdrawal

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to find out how smoking affects the way the brain responds to pleasure and how this impacts smokers' behavior. Participants will complete three sessions. The first session will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Generally healthy
  • Right-handed
  • Smoke \>= 10 cigarettes per day
  • Smoking regularly for \>= 1 year
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) \> 8 at screening (or urinary cotinine \> 100)
  • Own a compatible smartphone
  • Able to read and understand English
  • Able to identify at least 4 pleasurable activities they do not do concurrently with smoking or associate with smoking

Exclusion

  • Regular use of "roll your own" cigarettes
  • Planning to quit smoking within the next 60 days
  • Current or planned smoking cessation treatment
  • Regular use of smokeless tobacco or other nicotine products
  • Expired CO \> 80 parts per million
  • Breath alcohol \> .000 at screening (re-attempts are allowed)
  • Positive toxicology screen for exclusionary drugs
  • Use of exclusionary medications
  • Significant medical problems
  • Currently breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
  • Enrollment in another study utilizing Spectrum cigarettes within the last 3 months
  • Irregular slee-wake cycles (e.g. swing-shift work, unusual sleep patterns)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 10 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 13 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03840694

Start Date

September 10 2019

End Date

May 13 2021

Last Update

May 20 2021

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Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705