Status:

TERMINATED

Intermittent Theta Burst for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Veterans

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Conditions:

Alcohol Use Disorder

Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intermittent theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTBS) as a treatment for Veterans with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 21-65 years of age
  • Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for alcohol use disorder, and alcohol is self-identified as primary substance of misuse.
  • Actively in treatment at VA Palo Alto HCS Addiction Treatment Service
  • Able to read, verbalize understanding, and voluntarily sign the Informed Consent Form prior to participation in study procedures.

Exclusion

  • History of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, a
  • Current substance use disorder that exceeds the severity of the AUD (based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria)
  • Current use of an FDA approved medication (i.e., disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone) for treatment of AUD,
  • Active current suicidal intent or plan (patients with a previous clinical flag for risk for suicide will be required to have an established safety plan involving their primary psychiatrist and the treatment team before entering the clinical trial),
  • Any form of previous TMS or electroconvulsive treatment.
  • Thyroid disease,
  • Unstable congestive heart failure, angina, other severe cardiac illness as defined by treatment regimen changes in the prior 3 months
  • Cerebrovascular accident
  • Cancer if \< 1 year since end of treatment
  • Unstable diabetes
  • COPD requiring oxygen supplementation
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Any Biomedical implants with ferromagnetic content
  • Neurostimulation devices, cardiac pacemakers or any magnetic resonance contraindications
  • Traumatic brain injury with self-reported or observed loss of consciousness \> 30 minutes
  • Any primary or traumatically induced seizure disorder
  • Lack of fluency in English, Wechsler Adult Reading Test below the 7th percentile (i.e., moderate or greater impairment in estimated general intelligence),
  • Females who are pregnant or actively attempting pregnancy (conservative exclusion for magnetic resonance research),
  • Current use of any medication or substance that is documented to lower seizure threshold or has been identified as a contraindication for TMS treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

17 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03291431

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

July 30 2022

Last Update

October 16 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Palo Alto VA Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States, 94305

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