Status:

WITHDRAWN

Study of the Neural Substrates of Alcohol Craving by High-resolution Electroencephalography

Lead Sponsor:

Rennes University Hospital

Conditions:

Alcoholism

Alcohol Dependence

Eligibility:

MALE

30-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Alcohol is the most consumed psychoactive substance in France and is responsible for 49,000 deaths per year in the country. Addictions, characterized by "the repeated impossibility of controlling a be...

Detailed Description

The objective of the CRAVING-NET project is to better understand brain function in alcohol addiction, and in particular in craving, using high-resolution electroencephalography. Brain activity followi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients (N=20):
  • Subject with moderate to severe DSM-5 alcohol use disorder hospitalized for withdrawal as part of their routine care.
  • Presence of spontaneous and/or in response to environmental stimuli (induced) self-described episodes of craving.
  • Males with age ≥ 30 years and ≤ 60 years;
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity (declarative);
  • Right-handed;
  • Healthy control volunteers (N=40):
  • Men with age ≥ 30 years and ≤ 60 years;
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity;
  • Right-handed;
  • Smoker (current user, N=20) or Nonsmoker (never smoked, N=20);
  • Alcohol consumption below the low-risk drinking threshold (\<10 standard drinks per week)

Exclusion

  • For all subjects:
  • Alcohol use in the 24 hours prior to the experiment;
  • Consumption of psychoactive substances other than tobacco and alcohol (positive urine test).
  • Presence of a contraindication related to the MRI technique
  • Being under legal protection, and/or deprived of freedom;
  • Not mastering the French language (written and oral);
  • Inability to understand the information given on the study and/or to carry out the experimental task.
  • For patients:
  • Presence of cognitive impairment (MoCA score \< 25)
  • Absence of spontaneous or induced craving episodes
  • Decompensated cirrhosis: ascites and/or encephalopathy and/or jaundice and/or recent hemorrhage
  • For healthy control volunteers:
  • Significant medical or surgical history related to the central nervous system;
  • Current use (\< 30 days) of drugs affecting the central nervous system belonging to the class of antidepressants, sleeping pills and/or anxiolytics.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05275166

Start Date

May 1 2023

End Date

November 1 2025

Last Update

December 4 2023

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