Circuitry-Guided Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia (UH3)

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Smoking Cessation Nicotine Addiction Schizophrenia
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
22 – 65
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
50 (estimated)
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Other
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About This Trial

Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) will be exposed to active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) from F8 coil or active rTMS from H coil for smoking cessation. Smoking and brain functional connectivity changes will be assessed at baseline, different stages of rTMS and/or follow-ups.

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female between ages 22-65 years 2. Ability to give written informed consent 3. Smoking in the last one year or more and average cigarette per day ≥ 5 in the past 4 weeks 4. Diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder and Evaluation to Sign Consent (ESC) above10. 5…
Contacts

Xiaoming Du, PhD

443-882-9717

Xiaoming.Du@uth.tmc.edu

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Victoria Acosta

713-486-2740

Victoria.Acosta@uth.tmc.edu

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