Clinical trials: Cue-reactivity
Smoking Cessation
Cognitive Remediation With D-Cycloserine
One hundred seventy-five eligible participants will be enrolled with aim of randomizing 60 to a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine added to cue-exposure treatment to prevent relapse to smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01399866
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Smoking
Neurobiology of Nicotine and Non-nicotine Components of Tobacco Addiction
In the present study the investigators will measure the effects of nicotine and non-nicotine factors on brain function during cognitive processes that are differentially sensitive to these factors.
- Trial name
- NNN (NCT01056926)
- Testing
- Quit smoking, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cognitive Performance, Food Cravings
Cognitive Function and Cue-Reactivity Study
We are interested in testing differences in cognitive function and food reactivity at various time points in individuals following low and high carbohydrate diets.
- Trial name
- NCT00194246
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Nicotine Dependence
Menstrual Cycle Effects on Smoking Cessation and Cue Reactivity
This is a brief smoking cessation trial in women, comparing transdermal nicotine patch (TNP) versus varenicline.
- Trial name
- NCT00664755
- Testing
- varenicline, transdermal nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Marijuana Abuse
Evaluating Responses to Drug-Related Cues Versus Neutral Cues to Understand the Effects of Marijuana Craving - 1
The majority of past research on marijuana treatment has specifically targeted the alleviation of withdrawal symptoms. Minimal focus has been placed on how altering craving effects may play a role in treating marijuana addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT00218478
- Testing
- Cue Desensitization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Tobacco Dependence
Varenicline Effects on Cue Reactivity and Smoking Reward/Reinforcement
The purpose of this study was to find out how varenicline works to help people quit smoking. Varenicline, also known as Chantix™, is an U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT00747643
- Testing
- varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking
The Effect of Exercise on Acute Nicotine Withdrawal
The primary aim of this project is to test the effect of exercise on acute nicotine withdrawal. Acute nicotine withdrawal is characterized by a complex array of symptoms associated with increased risk of relapse among individuals…
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
- Trial name
- NicEx (NCT01047930)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cue Reactivity
Concurrent PET D2/D3 Receptor Imaging and fMRI Smoking Cue Reactivity in Smokers
This trial aims to determine whether dopamine D3 receptors are elevated in smokers versus nonsmokers and whether correlations exist between D3 receptor binding potential (BP) and functional MRI (fMRI) reactivity to smoking cues…
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cue Reactivity, Relapse to Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT01784016
- Testing
- [11C]-PHNO
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Nicotine Dependence
Brain/Craving Response to Smoking Cues After Oral Nicotine Pouch Use
Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) are non-combustible nicotine products that may reduce cigarette craving and smoking cue-induced brain activity, supporting their potential as harm-reduction tools for adults who smoke cigarettes.
- Trial name
- NCT07698470
- Testing
- Oral Nicotine Pouch, Smoking Cue Reactivity Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Cannabis
Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Use in Heavy Cannabis Users
The growing legalization of cannabis across the U.S. is associated with increases in cannabis use, and accordingly, an increase in the number of individuals with cannabis use problems, including cannabis use disorder (CUD).
- Trial name
- iCURE (NCT05401929)
- Testing
- iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alcohol Dependance
Cortical rTMS as a Tool to Change Brain Reactivity to Alcohol Cues
The goal of this investigation is to determine if, in heavy alcohol users, a single session of transcranial magnetic brain stimulation (TMS) over a brain region involved in craving (medial prefrontal cortex) and a brain region…
- Trial name
- ARC4 (NCT02939313)
- Testing
- medial prefrontal cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Neurocircuit Strategy to Decrease Cocaine Cue Reactivity
The overarching goal of this project is to examine the effect of combining theta burst stimulation (TBS) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on cocaine craving and brain response to cocaine-related images.
- Trial name
- COCA (NCT04155632)
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine, Theta-burst stimulation (TBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Tobacco Dependence
Effects of Yoga and Cardiovascular Exercise on Smoking Motivation
The overall purpose of this pilot study is to examine effects of Hatha yoga and cardiovascular exercise on craving, mood, cue reactivity, and smoking behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT01423578
- Testing
- Hatha Yoga (HY), Cardiovascular Exercise (CE), Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Physiological Reactivity to Cues
Physiological Reaction After Food Intake
The goal of this clinical trial is to clarify the normal response of the body after food intake. Therefore, participants will wear three wearables for two weeks and document their food intake via an app- and picture-based…
- Trial name
- NutriPulse (NCT06548165)
- Testing
- Wearable
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Obesity, Childhood
Resilience to the Effects of Advertising in Children
Strong empirical evidence shows food marketing promotes excess energy intake and obesity. Yet, not all children are susceptible to its effects and this variability is poorly understood.
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT05073185)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Brain Connectivity Between Networks Implied in Inhibition and Cue-reactivity in Alcohol Use Disorder
Research about patients with alcohol use disorder has shown that task-related brain activation patterns as well as resting-state connectivity (measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging) change with clinical parameters…
- Trial name
- NIQA (NCT05843435)
- Testing
- Go-Nogo-task during functional magnetic resonance imaging, Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Alcohol Use Disorder, Trauma, Psychological
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Substance-related Disorders
Aversive childhood experiences (ACE) and their relation to the development of an alcohol use disorder will be measured with fMRI.
- Trial name
- NCT03758053
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Nicotine Addiction, Smoking Cessation
Extinction Updating in Reconsolidation
Smoking occurs in approximately 21% of the US population, is responsible for an annual mortality rate of approximately 438,000 citizens, and has an associated healthcare economic burden of $167 billion.
- Trial name
- NCT02154685
- Testing
- Retrieval-Extinction, Non-Retrieval Extinction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Smokers
Effect of Behavioral Training on Physiological Responses to Smoking Cues, Affect and Cortisol
This study is ancillary. Participants will be recruited as part of a separate clinical trial on effects of two intensive behavioral training programs that evaluates feasibility and efficacy of a behavioral treatment that includes…
- Trial name
- physio (NCT01362101)
- Testing
- Mindfulness behavioral intervention (MT),cognitive behavioral intervention (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- A. Eden Evins