Non-Invasive Deep Brain Neuromodulation for Smoking Cessation

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Nicotine Addiction
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
20 – 60
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
100 (estimated)
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Other
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About This Trial
This study will develop novel low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) therapy to help people to quit cigarette smoking. Smoking is associated with cancers of the lung. Available smoking cessation methods help many to quit. However, for the many who continue to smoke despite the strong desire to quit and after exhausting existing therapeutic approaches, new treatment methods are needed. Without mor…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Must be a smoker for 5 or more years and within 20 to 60 years of age 2. Must not meet exclusion criteria for MRI scanning (e.g., non-fixed magnetizable objects) 3. Must not have ongoing unstable medical, neurological or psychiatric illness as determined by a combination of h…
Contacts

Xiaoming Du, PhD

443-882-9717

Xiaoming.Du@uth.tmc.edu

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Alina Siatka

713-486-2740

Alina.Siatka@uth.tmc.edu

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