Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Neurobiological Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment in Alcohol Use Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Conditions:
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Alcohol Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a complex psychiatric disorder, involving several brain areas and neurocircuits. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) allows to stimulate superficia...
Detailed Description
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) consists in the application on the scalp of electrodes (anode and cathode) delivering a direct current of low intensity that cannot be perceived by the s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder (at least 12 months);
- drug free/stable psychopharmacological therapy (one month), with the exception of guidelines treatments for alcoholic abstinence (treatment-as-usual);
- any assumption of substances for at least 48 hours.
Exclusion
- presence of organic pathologies (capable of interfering with the safety of the procedure) in comorbidities;
- presence of intellectual disability;
- history of epileptic seizures (also in first degree relatives);
- score\> 12 on the Young Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04897295
Start Date
December 1 2021
End Date
November 30 2026
Last Update
October 26 2021
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