Status:

COMPLETED

10 Days of Theta Burst Stimulation as a Tool to Treat Cocaine Dependence

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cocaine Dependence

Alcohol Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this double-blind sham controlled study is to evaluate the effeicacy of continuous theta burst stimulation to the frontal pole as a tool to decrease drug cue reactivity and improve treatme...

Detailed Description

Cocaine dependence is a particularly difficult substance use disorder to treat. There is currently a lot of scientific inertia focused on the development of novel, neural circuit based strategies for ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Individuals from 21-65 years old currently enrolled in an intensive outpatient treatment program.

Exclusion

  • Participants will be excluded if they are not between 21-65 years old, have current or prior dependence (DSM-IV, because a DSM-V version of the SCID is not yet available) on prescription or psychoactive drugs other than cocaine, alcohol, or nicotine but including marijuana; past 6 month abuse of any prescription or psychoactive drugs excluding cocaine, marijuana, alcohol or nicotine, lifetime history of head injury with loss of consciousness, being pregnant or breast feeding, unstable medical illness (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction), presence of ferromagnetic metal in their body, history of seizures. Additionally, to mitigate any potential risk of seizures. As mentioned above, all participants will receive the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol (CIWAar) assessment before each TMS visit. Individuals with a CIWA score \>5 will be excused from the study. All individuals with a history of medical detoxification or hospitalization for AUD (per the Assessments listed above), self-reported alcohol withdrawal seizures, or delirium tremens will be excluded from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 7 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03238859

Start Date

August 1 2016

End Date

June 7 2019

Last Update

March 12 2020

Active Locations (2)

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425

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Ralph H Johnson Veterans Medical Center

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425