Tobacco Approach Avoidance Training for Adolescent Smokers-1

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

This is a two part study. Study 1 will compare Approach Avoidance Training (AAT) responses in smokers and nonsmokers in order to confirm that adolescent smokers experience cognitive bias towards tobacco-related stimuli.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01625767

Run by

Yale University

People needed

40

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-21

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between ages 13-18 years
• Able to read and write in English.
• Smokers: Smoking 5 or more cigarettes daily for at least 6 months; Baseline urine cotinine levels > 500 ng/ml
• Nonsmokers: Never smokers; Baseline urine cotinine levels < 50 ng/ml

You may not qualify if…

• Current criteria for dependence on another psychoactive substance
• Current diagnosis of psychosis, major depression or panic disorder
• Regular use of any psychoactive drugs including anxiolytics and antidepressants unless the medication has been taken consistently for 2 months, is currently being monitored by a physician, and the condition for which the medication is taken is considered to be stable
• Pregnant or lactating girls, based on self report.

Where it is running

• Yale University, School of Medicine, Dpeartment of Psychiatry — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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