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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Patients With Methamphetamine Use Disorder

NCT05535101 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-09-10

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Summary

The study aims to apply the intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTBS) treatment and evaluate the effect in improving craving, affective symptoms, and cognitive function for those participants in the community with amphetamine use. An electroencephalography and blood biomarkers will also be examined to explore the possible mechanisms.

Conditions

  • Craving
  • Depression, Anxiety
  • Amphetamine Addiction

Interventions

DEVICE

Intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTBS)

The amphetamine users will undergo a one-month iTBS intervention. From Week 1 to Week 4, subjects will be treated five times a week.

DEVICE

Sham stimulation

Sham stimulation was delivered using the same protocol as active stimulation, but with the TMS coil rotated by 90 degrees with the edge of the coil touching the scalp.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheng-Che Chen, MD, MSc · Physician, Department if Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu branch

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

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