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RECRUITING
NCT05665465
EARLY_PHASE1

Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity to Increased Risk for Smoking

Sponsor: Duke University

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

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.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 21 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

150

Start Date

2024-01-19

Completion Date

2027-05-31

Last Updated

2026-04-02

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

DRUG

Nicotine nasal spray 0.5 mg

Participants will be administered nicotine nasal spray and provide subjective reactions

DRUG

Placebo

Participants will be administered placebo nasal spray and provide subjective reactions

Locations (1)

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States