tRNS in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Reduces Craving Over Dual Pathology Patients (tRND&SUDs)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Fundacion para la Formacion e Investigacion Sanitarias de la Region de Murcia

Neurometrics S.L.

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01876524

First received: June 10, 2013

Last updated: October 16, 2014

Last verified: October 2014

History of Changes

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy and security of noninvasive brain stimulation as a new approach for patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) plus other psychiatric conditions like ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, etc.

Condition	Intervention
Substance Use Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia Personality Disorder	Device: Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Reduces Craving Over Dual Pathology Patients

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bipolar Disorder Noise Personality Disorders Schizophrenia

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development:

Primary Outcome Measures:

AMEN Questionnarie [ Time Frame: Following patients during 3 months after Brain noninvasive estimulation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
100 Items Questionnarie subdivided in 5 subscales: basal ganglia, cingulate cortez, temporal cortex, prefrontal cortex and limbic system
Emotional Visual Event Related Potentials [ Time Frame: Following patients during 3 months after Brain noninvasive estimulation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Emotional Visual Event Related Potentials responses (time courses and topographies) and ICA components related with them, identified by Mitsar 201M EEG Amplifier using EEGLab software [ Time Frame: brainwaves patterns following an array of visual stimuli (human faces) during a 22 min. examination ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

CAGE Adapted to Include Drugs (CAGE-AID) [ Time Frame: Following 3 months after tRNS brain stimulation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
The CAGE-AID is a sensitive screen for alcohol and drug problems.


Enrollment:	225
Study Start Date:	July 2013
Study Completion Date:	September 2014
Primary Completion Date:	August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: tRNS over Anterior Cingulate Dual Pathology (Substance Use Disorder plus another psychiatric trait) 75 patients with diagnosed SUDs plus another psychiatric disorder will be receive tRNS in the disease-specific Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC), be studied blindly to evaluate the craving reduction after 35 tRNS sessions.	Device: Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation Random Noise Stimulation between 100 and 500 Hz and 400-500 microAmperes are applied over head in particular areas Other Name: tRNS, tES
Experimental: tRNS applied over DLPFC Dual Pathology (Substance Use Disorder plus another psychiatric trait) 75 patients with diagnosed SUDs plus another psychiatric disorder will be receive tRNS in the dorso-lateral-prefrontal-cortex (DLPFC), be studied blindly to evaluate the craving reduction after 35 tRNS sessions.	Device: Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation Random Noise Stimulation between 100 and 500 Hz and 400-500 microAmperes are applied over head in particular areas Other Name: tRNS, tES
Sham Comparator: Sham Group 75 patients will be receive tRNS sham 35 sessions.	Device: Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation Random Noise Stimulation between 100 and 500 Hz and 400-500 microAmperes are applied over head in particular areas Other Name: tRNS, tES

Detailed Description:

Background: There is an intimate relationship between addictive behaviors and other mental disorders, proven by clinical practice and many epidemiological studies, genetic and neuroscience. This gives risk to the diagnosis of Dual Pathology: an addiction and another mental disorder.

Functional neuroimaging studies have shown that anterior cingulate cortex is associated with substance´s dependence and craving. Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) stimulates parts of the brain and can change it´s activity.

Researchers are interested in reduce cravings for substance dependence on patients with Dual Pathology using tRNS in anterior cingulate cortex.

Aims: To determine whether tRNS in anterior cingulate cortex can reduce craving over Dual Pathology patients.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

> 18 years old and less than 60 years
Best-practice diagnosed Dual Pathology
Diagnosed since at least two years prior to enrollment.
Abuse more than 2 Substances

ExclusionC riteria:

Serious visual and hearing loss
Brain injury following cranial trauma
Other neurological disorders like Parkinson, ME, headache, etc.
Birth trauma
Mental retardation
Pregnant

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Locations


Spain
Slow Environment Foundation
Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, 30310

Sponsors and Collaborators

Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development

Fundacion para la Formacion e Investigacion Sanitarias de la Region de Murcia

Neurometrics S.L.

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Moises Aguilar-Domingo, PhD	Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development

More Information

Additional Information:

Neurometrics This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Slow Environment Foundation This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Soria Aledo V, Aguilar Domingo M, García Cuadrado J, Carrasco Prats M, González Martínez P. [Spontaneous rupture of the spleen: a rare form of onset of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]. Rev Clin Esp. 1999 Aug;199(8):552-3. Spanish.


Responsible Party:	Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01876524 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	tRNS01072013
Study First Received:	June 10, 2013
Last Updated:	October 16, 2014
Health Authority:	Spain: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development:


Substance Use Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder Personality disorder

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Bipolar Disorder Personality Disorders Affective Disorders, Psychotic	Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Mood Disorders

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