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tDCS as Add on Therapy for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence by Standardized Behaviour Therapy

NCT01729507 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-11-27

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Summary

As an add-on treatment to behavioural therapy for tobacco dependence, anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) significantly increases the cessation rate compared to treatment with sham tDCS; endpoint analysis will be performed 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after completion of the smoke-free programme in combination with tDCS.

Craving, assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS), is reduced significantly in the verum treatment group compared to the sham tDCS group.

tDCS is suitable for use in larger groups (8-12 people).

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco Dependence

Interventions

OTHER

tDCS

Stimulation will be performed with a DC stimulator MC Location of stimulation: Anode over the left dorsolateral cortex, corresponding with F3 (in 10-20 EEG system); cathode over the right temporal cortex Intensity: 2 mA Total duration: Constant stimulation for 20 minutes

BEHAVIORAL

standardised behavioural therapy

The standardised behavioural therapy will be performed according to the certified "Smoke-free programme' of the of the Institute for Therapy Research ('Institut für Therapieforschung', IFT). The course leaders' manual specifies that the ideal number of participants is 8-12. 1 group session for 90 minutes/week for 7 weeks, 2 telephone calls of 10 minutes each, first after the fourth session 3 days after collective smoking cessation, second on day 3 after the last session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank Padberg, PD Dr. · Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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