Mindfulness Training Plus Oxytocin
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation, Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 40 |
| Updated: | 1/30/2019 |
| Start Date: | October 10, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2023 |
| Contact: | Lauren Whitted |
| Email: | lwhitted@usc.edu |
| Phone: | 323-442-1197 |
Mindfulness Training Plus Oxytocin to Reduce Smoking and Craving Among Smokers in Withdrawal
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of mindfulness training and a drug called
oxytocin on smoking. Mindfulness training allows individuals to be present with their own
emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations without reactive judgment, and will be given in the
form of daily audio recordings. Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone in the brain and
throughout the body. It is also an FDA-approved drug to help induce labor in pregnant women.
In this study, the use oxytocin is experimental and is in the form of a nasal spray.
oxytocin on smoking. Mindfulness training allows individuals to be present with their own
emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations without reactive judgment, and will be given in the
form of daily audio recordings. Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone in the brain and
throughout the body. It is also an FDA-approved drug to help induce labor in pregnant women.
In this study, the use oxytocin is experimental and is in the form of a nasal spray.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Smoke at least 10 cigarettes per day for the past year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current DSM-5 substance use disorder
- Any medial condition that would increase risk for study participation
- Women who are pregnant or nursing
- Current use of psychiatric medication for anxiety or mood disorders
- Planning to quit or reduce smoking in the next 30 days
- Current regular use of other nicotine-containing products
- Current mindfulness or mediation practice of greater than 5 minutes per day
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