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Cerebellar Involvement in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to better understand the involvement of the cerebellum in the brain reward system in persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What is the nature of cerebellar input to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the brain reward system, and how is it perturbed in AUD? 2. What is the relationship between measures of cerebellar integrity and magnitude of reward activation to alcohol-related cues in cerebellar, VTA and other brain reward structures? 3. What is the therapeutic potential of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for modulating alcohol cue reactivity, associated alcohol craving, and cerebellar - VTA functional connectivity in the brain reward system? Persons with AUD will be compared with healthy control participants.
Official title: Investigation of Cerebellar Involvement in AUD
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
25 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
122
Start Date
2023-10-12
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2025-05-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation
TDCS is a safe and non-invasive technique for modulating cortical excitability and behavior. TDCS, delivered via surface electrodes, induces an intracerebral current flow sufficient to achieve changes in cortical excitability. Anodal stimulation up-regulates cortical excitability, while cathodal stimulation decreases excitability.
Locations (1)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States