Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Addictive Potential of E-Cigarettes
Lead Sponsor:
Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Conditions:
Nicotine Use Disorder
Tobacco Use Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-65 years
Brief Summary
This study will examine the subject matter from a neurobiological and a neuropsychological vantage point to ascertain whether the e-cigarette is potentially as addictive as the traditional tobacco cig...
Detailed Description
This project aims to examine the addictive potential of e-cigarettes through three different lenses, combining neurobiological, sociological and epidemiological research methods and levels of observat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- E-cigarette consumers: daily e-cigarette use (additional smoking of classic tobacco cigarettes is not an exclusion criterion)
- Nicotine Naïve: lifetime consumption of less than 20 cigarettes or e-cigarettes.
- normal or correctable eyesight
- sufficient ability to communicate with investigators and answer questions in both written and verbal format
- ability to provide fully informed consent and to use self-rating scales
Exclusion
- common exclusion criteria for MRI (e.g. metal, claustrophobia, pregnancy)
- severe internal, neurological, and/or psychiatric comorbidities
- other Axis I mental disorders other than TUD or specific phobias within the last 12 months
- psychotropic medication within the last 14 days
- positive drug screening (opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines)
- positive pregnancy test
- The inclusion and exclusion criteria are checked in advance in a telephone screening. Smokers are asked not to smoke for eight hours before the examination.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 29 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
81 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04772014
Start Date
December 1 2020
End Date
August 29 2023
Last Update
March 29 2024
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Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit
Mannheim, Germany