Status:

TERMINATED

Accelerated rTMS for the Reduction of Nicotine Craving

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Conditions:

Nicotine Use Disorder

Nicotine Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose if this study is to determine if five treatments of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can reduce craving for cigarettes in smokers. rTMS uses magnetic pulses to stimulate...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Outpatient Adults aged 18-70
  • Cigarette Smokers smoking at least 1 pack (20 cigarettes a day) with current smoking status confirmed by exhaled CO reading of \>10ppm day of visit.
  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Current treatment with varenicline or bupropion
  • Currently making a smoking quit attempt (not currently smoking).
  • Current treatment with an antidepressant, anti-convulsant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic or mood stabilizer.
  • Current episode of major depression determined by MINI interview.
  • Current or past history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia or bipolar disorder as determined by MINI.
  • Current daily consumption of alcohol or current alcohol use disorder.
  • Current substance use disorder except for nicotine or cannabis use disorder.
  • Currently pregnant or lactating.
  • Contraindications to rTMS including history of seizure, metal implanted above the neck, pacemaker or any brain lesion.
  • Unstable medical conditions
  • Suicidal ideation or history of suicide attempt within the last six months.
  • Inability or unwillingness of subject or legal guardian/representative to give informed consent

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 12 2018

    Estimated Enrollment :

    5 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03352609

    Start Date

    January 1 2018

    End Date

    December 12 2018

    Last Update

    October 15 2019

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    MUSC Institute of Psychiatry

    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425