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NCT02822703 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Enhancing Relapse Prevention for Smoking Cessation With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

A NA study of Smoking Cessation, sponsored by The City College of New York.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT02822703: Completed NA study of Smoking Cessation, sponsored by The City College of New York.

NCT02822703 is a NA study of Smoking Cessation that has completed, run by The City College of New York. The registered enrollment target is 29 participants, below the 475-participant average among 188 other Smoking Cessation trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02822703, a NA study of Smoking Cessation, has completed, sponsored by The City College of New York.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

Tobacco use is one of the most significant cancer control and public health challenges in the US today. Half of all smokers in the US will attempt to quit tobacco each year, but fully 95% of those who attempt to quit will reverse this decision within 12 months and choose the transient, albeit immediately rewarding activity of smoking at the cost of much larger long-term rewards such as future health and long life. This project seeks to improve scientific knowledge of these decision-making processes and potentially improve the treatment of tobacco dependence by examining the feasibility of using a brain stimulation technique, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or rTMS to improve the efficacy of an existing evidence-based relapse prevention intervention. rTMS is an FDA-cleared treatment for medication resistant depression and is being examined as a treatment for a variety of other disorders. This study will utilize an intensity and duration of rTMS that is well within the safety parameters and similar in location and intensity to that used in previous studies with smokers to reduce cigarette consumption.

Primary Outcome

Abstinence will be assessed with latency to relapse (days from Quit Date to relapse or 7 consecutive days of smoking after a 24 hour quit attempt)

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DEVICE rTMS Sham
  • DEVICE rTMS Active 20Hz

Study Locations (1)

New York

  • The City College of New York - New York

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 29 participants
Start Date 2015-01
Est. Completion 2016-06
Phase NA
The City College of New York

7 total trials

What the finished NCT02822703 record still lists

NCT02822703 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 29 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 475-participant average among 188 other Smoking Cessation trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Smoking Cessation appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions - of which rTMS Sham is the first listed.

NCT02822703 reports a single indexed study location in New York.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02822703 about?

NCT02822703 is a clinical study titled "Enhancing Relapse Prevention for Smoking Cessation With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation". Tobacco use is one of the most significant cancer control and public health challenges in the US today. Half of all smokers in the US will attempt to quit tobacco each year, but fully 95% of those who attempt to quit will reverse this decision within 12 months and choose the transient, albeit immedi...

What is the current status of trial NCT02822703?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 29 participants. The study started on 2015-01. Estimated completion is 2016-06.

What conditions does trial NCT02822703 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Smoking Cessation.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02822703?

The interventions under investigation include: rTMS Sham (DEVICE), rTMS Active 20Hz (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02822703?

This trial is sponsored by The City College of New York, which has 7 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT02822703 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across New York. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT02822703's enrollment target sits among peer trials

29 169th of 188 higher than 20 of 188 other Smoking Cessation 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 NCT02822703, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02822703 (small enrollment · single site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.