Status:

UNKNOWN

Effects of Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on the Treatment of Cocaine Addicted Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Conditions:

Cocaine Addiction

Treatment

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Cocaine addiction is a serious disease. Nowadays we still have no efficient method reducing craving and extending the abstinence period of this patients during treatment. The aim of this study is to ...

Detailed Description

Patients are going to submitted do a course of rTMS of one month, each session up to 15 minutes. After the rTMS they are going to be offered cognitive therapy to prevent relapse. The area stimulated...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Minimum age of 18
  • Maximum age of 40
  • Diagnostic of Cocaine addiction
  • Willingly participate the study

Exclusion

  • Metallic Cerebral Implant
  • History of Severe Brain trauma or injury
  • Organic Brain Disease
  • Severe Somatic Disease
  • History of other actual or past psychiatric diagnostics

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01259362

Start Date

March 1 2010

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

December 22 2010

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Department and Institute of Psychiatry, General Hospital, University of Sao Paulo medical school

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403010