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NCT03262233 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Stress Neuroadaptation in Tobacco Dependence

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
226
Enrollment target

NCT03262233: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison.

NCT03262233 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison. The registered enrollment target is 226 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (56% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03262233, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
226 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The objective of the current study is to evaluate the validity of the No Shock, Predictable Shock, Unpredictable Shock (NPU) stressor task for use as a surrogate endpoint to predict short-term clinical outcomes among smokers during a smoking cessation attempt.

Primary Outcome

The average of unpredictable startle potentiation and predictable startle potentiation during the first administration of the NPU stressor task.

Interventions

  • OTHER placebo
  • COMBINATION_PRODUCT nicotine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 226 participants
Start Date 2015-04-01
Est. Completion 2018-02-20
Phase Phase 4
University of Wisconsin, Madison

1,039 total trials

What the finished NCT03262233 record still lists

NCT03262233 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 226 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (56% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which placebo is the first listed.

NCT03262233 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03262233 about?

NCT03262233 is a clinical study titled "Stress Neuroadaptation in Tobacco Dependence". The objective of the current study is to evaluate the validity of the No Shock, Predictable Shock, Unpredictable Shock (NPU) stressor task for use as a surrogate endpoint to predict short-term clinical outcomes among smokers during a smoking cessation attempt.

What is the current status of trial NCT03262233?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 226 participants. The study started on 2015-04-01. Estimated completion is 2018-02-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03262233?

The interventions under investigation include: placebo (OTHER), nicotine (COMBINATION_PRODUCT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03262233?

This trial is sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison, which has 1,039 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03262233's enrollment target sits among peer trials

226 376th of 2000 higher than 1,622 of 2,000 other Phase 4 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 NCT03262233, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03262233 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.