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Behavioural Intervention

iTBS to dmPFC, Then Sham iTBS for Cocaine Use Disorder

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Heather Webber, PhD
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline(before itbs session)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tested a brain stimulation technique to reduce cocaine craving in users; EEG measurements showed it had an effect.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately after itbs session
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after itbs session for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Amplitude of the Late Positive Potential (LPP) in Microvolts in Response to Visual Stimuli on the Picture Viewing Task as Assessed by EEG
Amplitude of the Reward Potential (RewP) in Microvolts in Response to Feedback on the Doors Task as Assessed by EEG
Secondary outcome measures
Cognitive Function as Assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Cognitive Function as Assessed by the The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Craving as Assessed by the Minnesota Cocaine Craving Scale (MCCS)
+1 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: iTBS to dmPFC, Then Sham iTBSExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Group II: Sham iTBS, Then iTBS to dmPFCPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Sham iTBS
2008
Completed Phase 2
~180
iTBS to dmPFC
2023
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
903 Previous Clinical Trials
320,971 Total Patients Enrolled
Heather Webber, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2 Previous Clinical Trials
87 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

iTBS to dmPFC (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05631548 — N/A
Cocaine Use Disorder Research Study Groups: iTBS to dmPFC, Then Sham iTBS, Sham iTBS, Then iTBS to dmPFC
Cocaine Use Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: iTBS to dmPFC Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05631548 — N/A
iTBS to dmPFC (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05631548 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

To what extent do candidates need to fulfill in order to be accepted into this experiment?

"This trial is accepting 5 individuals aged between 18 and 60 with a formal diagnosis of cocaine use disorder."

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Is recruitment for this study currently ongoing?

"As stated on clinicaltrials.gov, this research is currently not recruiting patients. It was initially posted 12th of December 2022 and most recently updated the 30th November 2022. Although participants are not being enrolled into this trial presently, there are 934 other studies that are actively seeking to recruit volunteers."

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Does the trial include participants above a certain age?

"This clinical trial has a minimum age requirement of 18 and will not accept participants older than 60 years old."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Identifying Electrophysiological Targets for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cocaine Use Disorder (Pilot Study)
Heather E. Webber, PhD 2023. "Identifying Electrophysiological Targets for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cocaine Use Disorder (Pilot Study)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05631548.
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