Status:

COMPLETED

Assessing Top Down and Bottom Up Attention Mechanisms in Smokers Using Nicotine Nasal Spray

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Drug Addiction

Nicotine Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Background: * Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and researchers are interested in gaining a better understanding of the perceived beneficial effects of nicotine ...

Detailed Description

Objective: The objective is to investigate the dose-response effect of nicotine on the top-down and bottom-up mechanisms of attention in cigarette smokers. Study population: Male and nonpregnant-fe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • 18-55 year old male and female cigarette smokers
  • smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year
  • -Drug Use Survey
  • estimated IQ score greater than or equal to 85
  • -Weschsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI; raw vocabulary cutoff 49)
  • urine cotinine concentration greater than or equal 100 ng/ml
  • NicAlert reading greater than or equal to 3
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • definite plan to quit smoking in next 30 days
  • consumption of more than 15 alcoholic drinks per week during the past month
  • use of any illicit drugs more than twice per week during the past month
  • -Drug Use Survey (items 2-4)
  • pregnant or nursing
  • -Urine pregnancy test
  • HIV positive
  • -Oral HIV test
  • untreated cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
  • use of nicotine replacement products, bupropion or varenicline, in the past 3 months if specifically used to stop smoking
  • Past history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
  • Current Major Depression Disorder, Diagnosis or treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in past 12 months. (H\&P)
  • Evidence of current ADHD by current diagnosis or medication or score on Adult Symptom Rating Scale; (\> 16 on pt A or B must be evaluated by a counselor)
  • SCL-90 \> 65 (must be evaluated by a counselor)
  • Beck Depression Inventory-II score greater than or equal to 14 (must be evaluated by a counselor)
  • vital signs (must be outside these parameters on more than two occasions separated by at least one day):
  • systolic blood pressure: minimum 95, maximum 160 mm Hg
  • diastolic blood pressure: minimum 40, maximum 95 mm Hg
  • pulse: minimum 50, maximum 105 bpm
  • respirations: minimum 8, maximum 24 breaths per minute
  • nasal passages: no pathology that would preclude administration of nasal spray
  • under the influence of a drug or alcohol at experimental sessions

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 21 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 13 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    43 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01136642

    Start Date

    January 21 2010

    End Date

    November 13 2012

    Last Update

    December 16 2019

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    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Biomedical Research Center (BRC)

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224