Effects of Smoking Environment on Craving and Smoking

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of exposure to standard smoking environments on ability to resist smoking as measured with a Delay to Smoking Task. The results of this study will inform whether the Delay to Smoking Task is a sensitive measure for evaluating environment-provoked craving and smoking behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02416986

Run by

Duke University

People needed

41

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• generally healthy
• between the ages of 18 and 55
• smoking an average of 5 cigarettes per day for at least one year
• breath CO level > 8 ppm (if ≤ 8 ppm, then NicAlert Strip = 6)
• no interest in quitting smoking for the duration of time required for the experiment

You may not qualify if…

• inability to attend all required experimental sessions
• use of psychoactive medications
• use of smokeless tobacco
• current alcohol or drug abuse
• use of illegal drugs as measured by urine drug screen (excluding marijuana)
• current use of nicotine replacement therapy or other smoking cessation treatment
• Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) > 0.00
• use of other tobacco products or e-cigarettes more than 9 days in the past 30 days

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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