Effects of nicotine on the vision and cognition of nonsmokers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Eye diseases; nervous system diseases; smoking; C25.775.912; T65.2

• Registration Number: RBR-46tjy3
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal da Paraiba

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Participants who do not use alcohol (only moderate use ~ 5 weekly doses will be recruited; do not use of psychotropic drugs; do not have Axis I or II disorders (measured by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview ~ MINI). All participants will respond to Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND), which measures whether they have nicotine dependence. Demographics will be collected by one of the responsible researchers through a brief anamnesis.

Exclusion Criteria

All participants who use alcohol or psychostimulant drugs, known autoimmune disease or AIDS, ophthalmic disorders such as glaucoma or retinopathies will be excluded from the study. In addition, participants who present any neuropsychiatric disorder or disease that affects visual functions will be excluded from the sample. Participants with a family history or presence of depression or anxiety will be screened for further studies. In addition, the presence of additional medications (therapeutic dose or not) will serve as an exclusion criterion since these participants will be part of an additional group, not measured in this work. All participants who for any reason no longer wish to participate in the research will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified