Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cigarette Addiction
- Conditions
- Addiction
- Interventions
- Other: PlaceboDevice: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Registration Number
- NCT02146014
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
- Brief Summary
Tobacco addiction is treatable with behavioral and pharmacological means, but results are often less than optimal. Transcranial direct current stimulation is a new non-invasive technique that applies weak electrical currents through the skull and has been shown to alter the excitability of certain brain areas. It is currently being tried in disorders where there is abnormal brain excitability, such as epilepsy and depression. A few studies have also been able to diminish drug craving, suggesting that brain excitability might also be altered in drug addiction.
This study aims at non-invasively changing the excitability of certain brain areas-a procedure called neuromodulation- in order to help smokers quit smoking more easily.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- smokers
- use of psychoactive drugs
- age above 70
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Sham tDCS Placebo These subjects will receive sham transcranial direct current stimulation (placebo) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation These subjects will receive real transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Visual Analogue Scale of Cigarette Craving Before and 7 days after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Visual Analogue Scale of Motivation to Quit Smoking Before and 7 days after intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital Universitário de Brasília- HUB
🇧🇷Brasília, DF, Brazil