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Behavioural Intervention

Real TBS to the dlPFC for Alcohol Consumption

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Colleen Hanlon, PhD
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 hour after the intervention
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Study Summary

This trial is looking at a new way to treat alcohol use disorder by using brain stimulation. They will be studying how well it works and if it is safe.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Alcoholism
  • Traumatic Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 1 hour after the intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 1 hour after the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Ethanol
Secondary outcome measures
Neuroimaging outcomes: change in brain response to alcohol cues

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Real TBS to the dlPFCExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
One session of real intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) will be delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC)
Group II: Sham TBS to the dlPFCPlacebo Group1 Intervention
One session of sham Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) will be delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC)
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Real iTBS to the dlPFC
2020
N/A
~20

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor
1,239 Previous Clinical Trials
1,004,172 Total Patients Enrolled
Colleen Hanlon, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University
4 Previous Clinical Trials
322 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation on Alcohol Cue Reactivity
2020. "Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation on Alcohol Cue Reactivity". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04223154.
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