Status:

COMPLETED

Brain Imaging in Tobacco Smokers During a Quit Attempt

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Tobacco Use Disorder

Tobacco Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-50 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The proposed study will help fill gaps in existing research by determining if nicotine-dependent cigarette smokers show changes in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) availability when compare...

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this basic clinical research study is to examine the role of the alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in tobacco use disorder. nAChRs are the primary site of acti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects must be healthy volunteers
  • Regular tobacco smokers for a period of 2 or more years
  • Positive breath carbon monoxide (CO)
  • Cotinine positive urine test
  • Meet DSM-V criteria for tobacco use disorder.

Exclusion

  • Meets DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder (excluding tobacco use disorder)
  • Meets DSM-5 Psychiatric Disorder; in or in need of treatment
  • History of seizures, seizure disorder or closed head trauma
  • HIV positive
  • Weight \> 350 lbs
  • \< 5th grade reading level
  • Recent use of smoking cessation products
  • If female: pregnant, lactating, planning pregnancy; positive urine pregnancy screen
  • Any condition which would preclude MRI
  • Radiation exposure in the last year that when combined with the study protocol would exceed the annual limits.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 16 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04055467

Start Date

December 16 2019

End Date

November 30 2022

Last Update

August 6 2024

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Elise Weerts

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224