Varenicline on Reward Responses and Cognition in Adolescent Smokers
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a pilot project using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the
influence of varenicline on reward processing, cognitive control, and regulation of craving
in adolescent smokers. We hypothesize that adolescent smokers receiving varenicline, when
compared with those receiving placebo, will have differential brain responses to anticipation
of rewards, during exposure to the Stroop task, and in response to tobacco cues.