Participate in Research

The Division of Addiction Psychiatry is located at 317 George Street, Suite 105, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Our researchers are always looking for individuals to participate in our studies. Most studies will compensate you for your time.

Studies currently open to enrollment:

Nicotine Nasal Spray

• Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nicotine Nasal Spray as an Aid for Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia is a two-year, project designed to study the efficacy of NNS and behavioral intervention for smoking cessation in smokers with schizophrenia. 
• If you smoke more than ten cigarettes per day, you may qualify to participate in a study looking at the quit rate of subjects who receive NNS and behavioral intervention compared to the quit rate of the control group who will receive the placebo spray plus same behavioral intervention. 
• Participants are paid $390 for their participation in the study, which takes about 15 weeks to complete. For further information, or to refer a patient, please contact Dr. Jill Williams at 732-235-4600 or at williajm@umdnj.edu. 

The Effect of Menthol on Nicotine Levels and Metabolites in African American Cigarette Smokers

• Are you a Smoker?
• UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry is conducting a research study to examine nicotine levels and metabolism in African American smokers. The title of the study is "The Effect of Menthol on Nicotine Levels and Metabolites in African American Cigarette Smokers".
• This is not a quit smoking study.
• If you are a healthy African American adult, between ages of 18 and 75 and you smoke, you may qualify to participate in this study. Subjects are paid $50 for participation in the study which takes about 1 day to complete.
• The principal study researcher is Jill Williams, MD, of the UMDNJ-RWJMS Psychiatry Department and the UMDNJ-Tobacco Dependence Program, 317 George Street, Ste 105, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
  For more information, call Dr. Williams at 732-235-4600.

Nicotine Intake in Smokers with Schizophrenia

• UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Psychiatry is conducting a research study to see if there are differences in ways that different groups of people smoke cigarettes and their nicotine intake. The title of the study is "Nicotine Intake in Smokers with Schizophrenia".
• This is not a quit smoking study.
• If you have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and are between ages of 18 and 70 and you smoke, you may qualify to participate in a study looking at cigarette puffing behavior.
• Subjects are paid $100 for participation in the study which takes about 2-3 days to complete.
• The principal study researcher is Jill Williams, MD, of the UMDNJ-RWJMS Psychiatry Department and the UMDNJ-Tobacco Dependence Program, 317 George Street, Ste 105, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
  For more information, call Dr. Williams at 732-235-4600.