Effects of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Impulse Control Disorders
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT02927002
- Lead Sponsor
- Laval University
- Brief Summary
The goal of this project is to study the effect of noninvasive brain stimulation on decision-making and on brain activity in impulse control disorders.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
- Impulse control disorders according to DSM-IV criteria
Exclusion Criteria
- Other psychiatric disorders
- Contraindication to Non-invasive brain stimulation and MRI
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in decision-making from pre to post stimulation assessed with the Balloon Analogue Risk Task 10 minutes before and immediately after the 30 minutes of non invasive brain stimulation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in brain activity assessed between before and during stimulation measured with functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) 20 minutes before and immediately after the 30 minutes of non invasive brain stimulation Neural metabolites concentrations measured with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) 20 minutes before and immediately after the 30 minutes of non invasive brain stimulation Change in Craving from pre to post stimulation assessed with a single standardized scale 7 minutes before and 3 minutes after the end of the 30 minutes of non invasive brain stimulation
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration
🇨🇦Québec, Quebec, Canada
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration🇨🇦Québec, Quebec, Canada