Status:

RECRUITING

Advancing VR-based Attentional Bias as a Biomarker for Tobacco Use Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Diego

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Nicotine Addiction

Craving

Eligibility:

All Genders

22+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The proposed project will include enrollment of 200 daily tobacco cigarette users, ages 22+, from the San Diego community. Participants will be assessed on the VR Nicotine Cue Exposure paradigm then r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • Persons, aged 22+
  • Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the dosing regimen
  • For participants able to become pregnant: use of highly effective contraception during study enrollment
  • Current daily tobacco use (use on 7 days per week, on average, ≥5 cigarettes per day, in the previous 3 months)
  • Tobacco use history ≥3 years
  • Endorsement of past week nicotine craving

Exclusion

  • Contraindications/conditions with special precautions for varenicline treatment (i.e., history of serious hypersensitivity or skin reactions to varenicline, history of severe renal impairment, seizures, severe cardiovascular disease, chronic or severe nausea, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, pregnancy or nursing)
  • Medical or psychiatric history affecting brain development (i.e., history and/or treatment of neurologic disorders, severe head trauma with loss of consciousness \>2 minutes, or current severe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th edition (DSM-5) psychiatric disorders other than tobacco use disorders)
  • Current suicidal ideation or history of suicide attempt or self-mutilatory acts in the past 12 months
  • Other recreational drug use in the past 30 days (besides alcohol and cannabis) verified by oral and urine fluid toxicology
  • Visual/vestibular problems that may make task completion difficult (i.e., motion sickness, difficulty balancing, blindness)
  • Treatment seeking for tobacco use disorder/intent to quit within 30 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 19 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 15 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06582888

Start Date

November 19 2024

End Date

August 15 2028

Last Update

November 22 2024

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University California, San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92093