Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity to Increased Risk for Smoking
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate how certain childhood experiences influences brain function and responses to nicotine exposure in a group of nonsmoking young adults. The investigators assess responses to nicotine exposure by giving participants a small amount of nicotine or placebo, and then asking them to answer questionnaires. The investigational drugs used in this study are a nicotine nasal spray (i.e., Nicotrol) and/or a nasal spray placebo (made of common kitchen ingredients, including a very tiny amount of pepper extract also called capsaicin). The investigators assess brain function through function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which is a noninvasive procedure that uses a magnetic field to take pictures of your brain while you are performing certain tasks. This study will help us to learn more about why some childhood experiences (adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs) contribute to increased risk for smoking and other substance use.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05665465
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 150 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 21 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 18, 2024
- Primary completion
- May 30, 2027
- Completion
- May 30, 2027
- Last update posted
- Apr 1, 2026
2024 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Medical Center | Durham | North Carolina | 27710 | Recruiting |
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