Brain Reaction to Treatment of Nicotine Dependence
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study was to determine how the treatments for cigarette craving work.
Hypothesis: During exposure to cigarette-related cues, heavy smokers will have greater
reductions in regional brain activation from before to after both forms of active treatments
than from before to after placebo.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Office of Research and Development