Status:

UNKNOWN

Deep Brain Stimulation of Nucleus Accumbens for Methamphetamine Addiction

Lead Sponsor:

Ruijin Hospital

Conditions:

Treatment Methamphetamine Addiction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the Nucleus Accumbens(NAc) as a novel treatment in severe methamphetamine addiction. Our hypothe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of Drug addiction disorder;
  • Age 18-65 years old;
  • Proficiency in Mandarin language;
  • Failure to detox more than three times;
  • Capacity to provide informed consent (understanding of the study purpose and methods);

Exclusion

  • Multidrug abuse and formation of addiction;
  • Serious and unstable organic diseases (e.g. unstable coronal heart disease);
  • Any history of seizure disorder or hemorrhagic stroke;
  • Past stereotactic neurosurgical intervention;
  • Neurological disease (Abnormal PET-CT, MRI, EEG)
  • Contraindications of MRI-examination, e.g. implanted cardiac pacemaker/ heart defibrillator;
  • Contraindications of stereotactic intervention, e.g. increased bleeding disposition, cerebrovascular diseases (e.g. arteriovenous malfunction, aneurysms, systemic vascular diseases);
  • HIV positive;
  • Pregnancy and/or lactation;

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 20 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03347474

Start Date

September 20 2017

End Date

December 30 2020

Last Update

October 26 2018

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Shanghai Ruijin Hospital Functional Neurosurgery

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200025