Trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on craving in alcohol Users
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F102- Alcohol dependence
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039412
- Lead Sponsor
- King George medical university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 18 and 60 years
Informed consent for participation in the study from the patient
diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder (Using DSM-5 [The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition] criteria)
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA AR score) <10
Alcohol Urge Questionnaire Score >24
Exclusion Criteria
Any other psychiatric disorder (except tobacco use disorder)
Clinically assessed Intellectual disability
Intoxicated state or history of complicated withdrawal, seizure or delirium tremens in currrent episode
Any significant medical comorbidity
Any contraindication for electrical brain stimulation procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on craving in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.Timepoint: follow up in 1, 4 and 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on craving in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. <br/ ><br>To study the feeling of well-being in patients of Alcohol Use Disorder <br/ ><br>Timepoint: follow up in 1, 4 and 8 weeks