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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