A clinical trial testing the use of targeted magnetic stimulation of brain for the treatment of patients with excessive alcohol use
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Alcohol Dependence
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/08/009569
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vivek Benegal
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1.All patients meeting ICD-10 criteria for alcohol dependence as determined by two independent clinicians at the Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS
2.Either gender
3.Right handed
4.Age between 18 and 50 years
5.CIWA Ar score of 0 at treatment initiation
Exclusion Criteria
1.Presence of past complicated withdrawal
2.Presence of significant medical or neurological illnesses
3.Presence of intellectual impairments or clinically significant cognitive deficits known to be associated with alcohol use disorders
4.Presence of any of the risk factors for TMS procedures as assessed using â??Screening standard questionnaire for rTMS candidatesâ??
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method