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Nicotine Related Brain Activity: The Influence of Smoking History and Blood Nicotine Levels, an Exploratory Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Intravenous Nicotine and Saline - placebo for Nicotine Dependence. Completed, enrolled 15 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
In this study, we sought to explore brain activity in nicotine-dependent men in response to acute intravenous nicotine using pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging (phMRI).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Subjects received a single infusion of nicotine, 1.5 mg/70kg (New England Compounding Center, Framingham, MA), administered over 1 minute into the antecubital vein 10 minutes into their MRI scans.
Subjects received a single infusion of saline, administered over 1 minute into the antecubital vein 10 minutes into their MRI scans.