Early Tobacco Abstinence - 5

January 11, 2017 updated by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Early Tobacco Abstinence in High Risk Smokers

This proposal will conduct a prospective examination of the clinical course (intensity, content and duration) of tobacco (nicotine) abstinence effects in male and female smokers who are either heavy/light alcohol drinkers with/without depressive symptoms.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

  1. To compare male and female smokers, with and without current depressive symptoms, in a prospective study of the intensity, content & duration of nicotine abstinence effects during an eight-day abstinence period, and responses to cue exposure (invivo cigarette cues, alcohol and negative affect-inducing imagery cues) during acute vs. prolonged abstinence and,
  2. To compare male and female smokers, who are either heavy alcohol drinkers or light alcohol drinkers, in a prospective study of the intensity, content & duration of nicotine abstinence effects during an eight-day abstinence period, and responses to cue exposure (invivo cigarette cues, alcohol and negative affect-inducing imagery cues) during acute vs. prolonged abstinence.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

140

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
        • Yale University, Dept. of Psychiatry

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1) between ages 18-60 years; (2) able to read and write English (3) SMOKER: Smoking >10 cigarettes per day for at least 1 year, with CO > 10 ppm, and blood cotinine concentration of 150 ng/ml or greater, FTND scores > 5.

(4) DEPRESSED SUBJECT: Not meeting SCID criteria for current major depression or more than one past major depressive episode, but having scores > 10 on the CES-D indicating presence of depressive symptomatology (5) NON-DEPRESSED SUBJECT: Not meeting SCID criteria for current major depression or more than one past major depressive episode, CES-D scores <10.

(6) HEAVY DRINKER: Not meeting SCID criteria for current alcohol dependence; drinking 20 or more drinks per month.

(7) LIGHT DRINKER: Not meeting SCID criteria for current alcohol dependence; drinking ten drinks or less per month

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current dependence on cocaine, marijuana, opiates or alcohol
  2. Positive urine screen for marijuana, cocaine or opiates at any appointment after the intake appointment.
  3. Regular use of any psychoactive drugs including anxiolytics and antidepressants;
  4. Current major depression or other psychiatric conditions
  5. Subjects with any significant, untreated current medical conditions condition such as neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, renal, liver, thyroid pathology or on medications for any recent medical events 6) Pregnant or lactating women -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephanie O'Malley, Ph.D., Substance Abuse Treatment Unit

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Completion

October 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 23, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 12, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIDA-13334-5
  • P50-13334-5

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