Investigating of the effects of electrical stimulation on the DLPFC region on risky decision making behavior and brain waves pattern following craving induction in smokers: A cognitive and computational approach
- Conditions
- People who smoke.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230806059051N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 63
Having informed consent
Age 18 to 60 years
Smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day
Knowing the Persian language (Persian or Mazandarani dialect)
Being a smoker for at least 2 years
Not having a psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia-mania-bipolar disorders-major depression)
Absence of head injury or any brain damage and neurological problems, for example, having a history of epilepsy, seizures, stroke, and brain or spinal cord tumors.
Absence of any visual impairment
Not implanting a metal object in the head
Lack of simultaneous participation in another study
Occurrence of any uncomfortable physical symptoms during the test
History of suffering from any type of physical disease such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, heart, lung, liver, kidney diseases and suffering from any acute infection.
History of any type of psychiatric illness
History of seizures for any reason
Has taken psychiatric and anticonvulsant drugs in the last 3 months
History of drug and alcohol use
History of accidents and head trauma
Sleep deprivation the night before the visit
Drink tea and caffeine at least 3 hours before the cognitive test
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Craving scale. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Nicotine craving scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method