Status:

COMPLETED

Tobacco Craving and Triggers in Persons With Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Conditions:

Smoker

Schizophrenia Diagnosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Brief Summary

Investigators have recently completed a pilot study exploring the safety and efficacy of using a virtual-reality based cue platform to elicit craving in smokers with schizophrenia(SWS)(Wehring et al, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria
  • 18-55 year old males and females
  • currently smokes at least 10 cigarettes per day
  • current DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and stable medication regimen
  • medically healthy as determined by screening criteria
  • urine cotinine level ≥ 100 ng/ml (NicAlert® reading ≥ 3)
  • agrees to wear a head mounted display (HMD) for up to 45 minutes
  • participant able to complete the Evaluation to Sign Consent (ESC) with a minimum score of 80% on ESC.
  • Exclusion criteria
  • interest in reducing or quitting tobacco use within the past 3 months
  • treatment for tobacco dependence in the past 3 months
  • use of nicotine replacement products, bupropion, or varenicline in the past 3 months
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of active alcohol or substance abuse in the past 1 month or dependence within the past 6 months
  • current use of any medication that would interfere with the protocol in the opinion of PI or investigators
  • history of head injury, seizures, or stroke
  • pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study
  • positive urine toxicology screen for substances other than those used for therapeutic purposes: Participants who have an initial positive urine toxicology screen for substances other than those used for therapeutic purposes will will have the opportunity to return within two weeks for a second toxicology screen. If at that time the results are again positive, the participant will be excluded

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 30 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    45 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01846065

    Start Date

    September 1 2013

    End Date

    June 30 2017

    Last Update

    September 25 2019

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    Maryland Psychiatric Research Center

    Catonsville, Maryland, United States, 21228