Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Reduce Craving for Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Taking Buprenorphine

NCT03653169 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2022-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on craving in individuals treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. In this study, individuals will receive 10 sessions of TMS (twice daily for 5 days). The investigators will assess craving, substance use, and mood throughout the study and 1-2 weeks post-treatment.

Conditions

  • Opioid-use Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

TMS is a form of noninvasive brain stimulation. An external electromagnetic coil is placed on the head, and a large current is passed through an insulated wire coil held flat on the surface of a subject's scalp in a fraction of a millisecond. This pulse of current induces a weak electrical current within the surface brain cortex. Repetitive trains of TMS pulses (repetitive TMS or rTMS) can transiently modulate corticospinal excitability following the rTMS train. When current is delivered at high frequency (10 Hz), it may simultaneously increase the activity of the brain at this site. In this study, individuals will receive 10 treatments with intermittent theta burst stimulation (twice daily for 5 days).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heather B Ward, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-31
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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