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rTMS as Add on Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Sponsor: Yale University
Summary
This pilot study is designed to test feasibility and superiority of rTMS types and target locations for the optimal rTMS intervention for individuals seeking treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) or Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The critical questions this study seeks to answer are: which rTMS type applied to l-dlPFC in OUD participants will induce the greatest reduction of opioid use post-treatment? Is inhibitory rTMS applied to medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) more effective than excitatory rTMS applied to l-dlPFC at reducing alcohol use post treatment in AUD participants?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-05-12
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-06-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for AUD
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to cause electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. To administer TMS, a stimulator equipped with a figure-8 coil will be used. Two separate coils will be used that are similar in appearance and acoustic properties. One active, unblinded, coil will be used to determine resting motor threshold (RMT) and deliver pulses for the recruitment curves; the other coil will be used to deliver rTMS. rTMS stimulation will be targeted using standard EEG electrode locations: FP1 for mPFC and F3 for l-dlPFC.
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for OUD
Description: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to cause electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. To administer TMS, a stimulator equipped with a figure-8 coil will be used. Two separate coils will be used that are similar in appearance and acoustic properties. One active, unblinded, coil will be used to determine resting motor threshold (RMT) and deliver pulses for the recruitment curves; the other coil will be used to deliver rTMS. rTMS stimulation will be targeted using standard EEG electrode location F3 for l-dlPFC.
Locations (1)
Hartford Healthcare
Hartford, Connecticut, United States