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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms

NCT01567982 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-07-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

We hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation will reduce tobacco withdrawal symptoms of tobacco dependent smokers abstinent from smoking for more than 10 hours.

Conditions

  • Nicotine Withdrawal
  • Tobacco Abstinence

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS, prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex

tDCS is a non invasive brain stimulation methods. We will use two anodes to stimulate prefrontal and/or parietal cortex using 2mA current for 20 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jiansong Xu, Ph.D. · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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