Cue exposure and response prevention with heavy smokers: A laboratory-based randomised placebo-controlled trial examining the effects of D-cycloserine on cue reactivity and attentional bias

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Kamboj, Sunjeev K., Joye, Alyssa, Das, Ravi K., Gibson, Andrew J. W., Morgan, Celia J. A. and Curran, H. Valerie. (2012). Cue exposure and response prevention with heavy smokers: A laboratory-based randomised placebo-controlled trial examining the effects of D-cycloserine on cue reactivity and attentional bias. Psychopharmacology. 221(2), pp. 273 - 284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2571-2
AuthorsKamboj, Sunjeev K., Joye, Alyssa, Das, Ravi K., Gibson, Andrew J. W., Morgan, Celia J. A. and Curran, H. Valerie
Abstract

Rationale: Treatments based on exposure/response prevention (Exp/RP) produce only modest benefits in substance dependence disorders. However, a new strategy, which has shown promise in animal models of addiction involves combining Exp/RP with extinction-enhancing pharmacological treatments. A prototype of the latter is D-cycloserine (DCS), a partial agonist at the glycine site of the NMDA receptor. Methods: In a laboratory-based randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with non-treatment-seeking heavy smokers (nā€‰=ā€‰32), we examined the efficacy of Exp/RP combined with DCS (125 mg). Two sessions of Exp/RP were carried out during which cue reactivity was monitored. Effects on attentional bias and/or subjective craving and smoking behaviour were also evaluated after at least 48 h and 2 weeks following session 2 of Exp/RP. Results: Within- and between-session reductions in cue reactivity were observed in both treatment groups, although the DCS group did not show an enhanced reduction by the end of session 2. However, a subtle effect of DCS on the emotionality subscale of the Tobacco Craving Questionnaire was observed, with a trend towards a sustained reduction in this aspect of craving at 2-week follow-up. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that two sessions of Exp/RP combined with DCS does not enhance the reduction in episodic cue reactivity in non-treatment seeking smokers. A trend towards a greater sustained reduction in the emotionality scale of the TCQ in the DCS group suggests that further detailed study of the effects of combined Exp/RP-DCS on different aspects of craving is warranted, especially in smokers with a current intention to quit.

Keywordsnicotine; substance dependence; cue exposure; response prevention; d-cycloserine; cue reactivity; attentional bias; habituation; extinction
Year2012
JournalPsychopharmacology
Journal citation221 (2), pp. 273 - 284
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
ISSN0033-3158
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2571-2
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84862680157
Page range273 - 284
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Place of publicationGermany
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