Using brain stimulation to help reduce vaping
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether a gentle brain stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can help people who vape daily cut back. You would attend daily sessions for two weeks to see if it makes a difference.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You use a nicotine-containing e-cigarette every day and have done so for at least the past 6 months.
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are willing to come in for daily appointments Monday through Friday for two weeks.
- You are not planning to quit vaping in the next 30 days, just looking to reduce.
- You do not regularly smoke cigarettes, use nicotine patches or gum, or take other stop-smoking medications.
- You have no metal in your skull, no pacemaker or implanted device, no history of seizures or recent head injury, and no scalp wounds or bruises.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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