The purpose of the study is to examine whether an investigational medication called ketamine is able to improve treatment outcomes for tobacco use disorder when delivered in conjunction with brief motivational enhancement therapy. Participants will receive ketamine assisted motivational enhancement therapy weekly for three weeks and there will be 2 follow up visits. All visits will also consist of questionnaires and saliva samples will be taken. The overall participation will last approximately 8 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
IM ketamine given in weekly session for a total of 3 weeks
Brief motivational based therapy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Feasibility of Ketamine Treatment for Tobacco Use Disorder
The primary outcome of this study will be the feasibility of using ketamine-assisted treatment for smoking cessation, which will assess the number of people selected for randomization that complete the full treatment. This will help determine if the treatment of ketamine in tobacco use would be beneficial for further study.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Smoking Cessation
Saliva cotinine levels will be collected prior to each ketamine session and at each follow up to detect smoking over approximately the past 6 days
Time frame: Baseline, Treatment week 1, 2, 3, and follow up week 4, and 8
Reduction in Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
Evaluate if there is reduction in cigarettes smoked per day via the self-reported time-line follow back
Time frame: Baseline, Treatment week 1, 2, 3, and follow up week 4, and 8
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