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The Use of tDCS for Vaping Reduction

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 65 YearsAllCentre for Addiction and Mental Health
NCT06885606 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Project Summary - tDCS for Vaping Reduction Background: While the prevalence of tobacco smoking has plateaued over the last several years, the prevalence of nicotine vaping (e-cigarettes) continues to increase exponentially in Canada. Originally touted as a safe alternative to smoking, e-cigarette use or vaping is now most popular among youth and young adults. The high prevalence of e-cigarette use, coupled with growing evidence of associated harms and reports of addiction and difficulties in quitting reinforces the urgent need to develop and test methods to attenuate e-cigarette craving as a step towards developing approaches to vaping cessation that are brief, inexpensive and effective. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques have become a popular area of research as a treatment option for substance use disorders with growing evidence of their effectiveness for a variety of addictio

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * The participant must meet all of the inclusion criteria to be eligible for this research study: 1. Be able to provide informed written consent 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures 3. Age 18 - 65 years 4. Is a daily regular use of nicotine-containing e-cigarette for at least the past 6 months 5. Is willing to attend daily appointments for tDCS for two consecutive weeks (Monday through Friday) 6. Is not interested in or planning to quit vaping in the next 30 days. Exclusion Criteria: * An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this research study: 1. Substance use disorder (other than nicotine dependence) (M.I.N.I. SCID) (confirmed with urine drug screen) 2. Current regular use of tobacco cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy or other medications for smoking cessation 3. Unstable psychiatric condition 4. Recent clinically significant head trauma\* 5. History of seizures and/or epilepsy\* 6. Pacemakers or implanted electrical devices such as cochlear implants\* 7. Metal embedded in the skull\* 8. Skin lesions, open wounds, bruising, or similar injuries on the scalp\*
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What it tests

  • Active tDCS
  • Sham tDCS
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Where

1 site
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Canada
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