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Neuroimaging Studies of Smoking and Treatment

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Registration Number
NCT03085602
Lead Sponsor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine changes in brain regions associated with cognitive control and reward processing during behavioral smoking cessation treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
92
Inclusion Criteria
  • smoke > 10 cigarettes per day
  • vision is normal or corrected-to-normal
Exclusion Criteria
  • serious medical illness unsuitable for the MR scanner based on best clinical judgment
  • any neurologic or psychiatric disorder
  • diabetes
  • known heart disease
  • high blood pressure
  • currently taking psychotropic or cardiovascular medication
  • history of alcohol or other substance dependence or current abuse
  • risk for hazard due to magnetic fields such as metal in the body surgically or accidentally (e.g., pacemaker, cochlear implants, aneurysm clips, intravascular stents or coils, spinal shunt, injury involving bullets, shrapnel or metal implanted in their body, etc)
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in activation in reward processing regions of the brainChange from Baseline to Week 4
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in activation in cognitive control regions of the brainChange from Baseline to Week 4
Change in connectivity between reward and cognitive control regions of the brainChange from Baseline to Week 4

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
🇺🇸Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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