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NCT02401672 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Nicotine Addiction

A NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
42
Enrollment target

NCT02401672: Completed NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

NCT02401672 is a NA study that has completed, run by Medical University of South Carolina. The registered enrollment target is 42 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02401672, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
42 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern. A magnetic field applied to the outside of the skull can produce electrical activity in the brain without significant pain or the need for anesthesia. Sessions of magnetic stimulation or superficial stimulation that does not reach the brain will be used to determine if magnetic stimulation can reduce cue-induced craving and cigarettes consumption in adult nicotine-dependent cigarette smokers. This project may lead to a new therapy for smoking cessation.

Primary Outcome

Nicotine consumption: We use cigarette diary for participant to record number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 42 participants
Start Date 2014-05-14
Est. Completion 2018-12-30
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02401672 record still lists

NCT02401672 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 42 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Transcranial magnetic stimulation is the first listed.

NCT02401672 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02401672 about?

NCT02401672 is a clinical study titled "Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Nicotine Addiction". Cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern. A magnetic field applied to the outside of the skull can produce electrical activity in the brain without significant pain or the need for anesthesia. Sessions of magnetic stimulation or superficial stimulation that does not reach the br...

What is the current status of trial NCT02401672?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 42 participants. The study started on 2014-05-14. Estimated completion is 2018-12-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02401672?

The interventions under investigation include: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02401672?

This trial is sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina, which has 755 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02401672's enrollment target sits among peer trials

42 1436th of 2000 higher than 555 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02401672, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02401672 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.