The effect of non-invasive brain stimulation of the tongue muscle cortical representation on tobacco addiction in chronic smokers (CS) under nicotine withdrawal.

The University of Tasmania0 sites20 target enrollmentNovember 21, 2016

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 21, 2016

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

The University of Tasmania

•Participants must be aged between 18\-45 yrs. The inclusion criteria are good general health, more than 10 cigarettes per day for at least 2 years, no current illicit drug use at all sessions. All participants will be tested under nicotine abstinence. In particular, they will be asked to smoke their last cigarette 10 hours before the experimental session, as in previous works (i.e. Grundey et al., 2012\). Written informed consent.

•Presence of any current psychiatric conditions or psychiatric history; Pregnancy or breastfeeding (to avoid hormonal confounds); Severe medical condition; History of brain injury or blow to the head that resulted in loss of consciousness minutes, or neurological condition. Subjects who have a severe impediment in vision or hearing. Self\-report of learning disability or dyslexia, current use of psychotropic drugs, or self\-report of TB or HIV positive. Subjects who in the opinion of the investigators are unable or unlikely to comprehend and follow the study procedures. Any form of metal implant and pacemaker.