Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Substance Use

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorders

In brief

The will investigate the feasibility and effectiveness and initial efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on distress tolerance and inhibitory control among treatment seeking substance users.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03122587

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

38

Starts

2017-05-15

Expected to finish

2019-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) Substance Use Disorder
• Current smoker
• Abstinent from all substances (except nicotine) for at least the past 2 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Current use of antiepileptic drugs and/or benzodiazepines
• Less than 6 months since an electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session
• Current DSM-V Psychotic Disorder
• Pregnancy and/or nursing
• Ongoing or history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), reoccurring seizures, stroke, or brain tumors
• Medical or neurological illness
• Brain devices and/or implants

Where it is running

• Southlight Healthcare — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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