sTMS for Substance Use-disordered Veterans

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cocaine Addiction, Opioid Addiction, Alcohol Addiction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if synchronized transcranial magnetic stimulation is safe and tolerable in individuals with cocaine, opioid, or alcohol use disorders.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04336293

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

42

Starts

2021-09-07

Expected to finish

2023-12-29

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Eligible male and female Veterans
• between ages 18-70,
• Veterans who currently meet criteria for SUD, and, if applicable, have stable treatment regimen (i.e., medications and/or therapy) for at least 6 weeks prior to study procedures
• ongoing medications and psychotherapy will be allowed to continue unchanged during the study
• for safety, participants must also meet established criteria for MRI exposure, which is implemented as a conservative measure given the novel application of sTMS in this population

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy/lactation,
• history of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury,
• current or prior neurologic disorder or lifetime history of
• seizure disorder
• CNS tumors
• stroke
• cerebral aneurysm,
• unstable medical condition,
• active suicidality as assessed with the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
• primary psychotic disorder.

Where it is running

• Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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