Study Participation

Interested in participating? In order to participate in any of our studies, you must first complete a phone screen, to find out if you qualify to come in for a physical screening.

Call 1-888-525-DUKE (3853) or e-mail us at: smoking@duke.edu for more information.

Types of Studies

The Duke CNSCR is a medically-supervised research center, which means a person must qualify in order to participate in one of our studies.  The center offers two types of studies: quit studies and research studies.  Quit studies are designed to help people quit smoking, using new types of treatments and therapies. Participants in these studies will be asked to quit smoking.  Research studies are designed to further research, and participants in these studies do not have to quit smoking.

Quit Smoking Studies

Evaluation of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Treatment Algorithm Based on Initial Treatment Response and Genotype (Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh & Winston-Salem, NC)

Research Studies

 The Effects of One-Time Pregnenolone, DHEA, or Placebo Administration on Withdrawal Symptoms, Mood, Craving and Cigarette Evaluation Ratings in Male Smokers. (Raleigh, NC) 

A Controlled Laboratory Study of the Effects of rTMS On Cue-Induced Craving in Dependent Smokers (Durham, NC)

**NOTE: All study visits are scheduled between 8A-5P, Monday thru Friday. The CNSCR does not currently offer evening or weekend appointments.

We have offices in Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC.

Click Here for more information about studies being conducted at the Health Behavior Neuroscience Research Program (formerly the Duke Tobacco Research Laboratory) in Durham.

Visit www.dukehealth.org for a complete list of all the clinical trials being conducted at Duke. 

If you live outside of North Carolina, please refer to: www.clinicalconnection.com , www.centerwatch.com or www.clinicaltrials.gov , for studies in your area.