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Behavioural Intervention

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for Alcoholism

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Waitlist Available

Led By Jon M Houck, PhD

Research Sponsored by The Mind Research Network

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 8 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a treatment called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can help reduce negative affect, cerebellar brain activation, and alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Eligible Conditions

Alcoholism

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 8 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~8 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in cerebellar brain activation as indicated by percent signal change in the medial cerebellum during incongruent minus congruent trials during a multisensory Stroop task during fMRI

Change in percent days abstinent as measured by the Time Line Follow Back

Change in self reported negative affect as measured by the Promise anger, anxiety and depression scales

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Cerebellar rTMSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Cerebellar rTMS. 1Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to cerebellar vermis.

Group II: Sham TMSPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Sham TMS. Sham transcranial magnetic stimulation to cerebellar vermis.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

2017

Completed Phase 4

~700

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)NIH

799 Previous Clinical Trials

1,362,487 Total Patients Enrolled

422 Trials studying Alcoholism

985,184 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism

The Mind Research NetworkLead Sponsor

26 Previous Clinical Trials

2,476 Total Patients Enrolled

8 Trials studying Alcoholism

1,042 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism

Jon M Houck, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Mind Research Network

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the ceiling of individuals partaking in this research?

"Affirmative. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is actively seeking participants and was initially posted February 20th 2019 with a most recent update occurring September 13th 2022. The study aims to recruit 34 patients at one site."

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Is the recruitment process for this clinical trial open to elderly participants?

"As stipulated in the terms of participation, eligible patients must be between 18 and 65 years old."

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Is this medical experiment still gathering participants?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov has documented that this medical research is open to patient recruitment. It was initially published on February 20th 2019 and most recently updated on September 13th 2022 with a target of 34 participants from 1 site."

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What are the criteria for participation in this research endeavor?

"This experiment seeks 34 individuals aged 18 to 65 with a history of alcohol drinking. The requisite criteria include: at least 4 days of heavy drinking (defined as ≥5 drinks for men, and ≥4 for women) in the past 60 days; meeting DSM-V specifications indicating either moderate or severe AUD in the prior twelve months; and interest in reducing or abstaining from alcohol consumption."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Cerebellar Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Jon Houck 2019. "Cerebellar Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03829761.