NCT01560351

Repeated Low-frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reduces Cue-induced Craving: a Randomized, Prospective, Double-blind, Sham-controlled, Cross-over Study

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of repeated low-frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, combined with gambling cues, on gambling craving. Participants are pathological gamblers. A single real stimulation and a single shame stimulation are administered in a random order for each participant (cross-over study).

Conditions

• Pathological Gambling

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	rTMS	Two sessions of repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (real rTMS and sham rTMS) are planned for each participant, at interval of 4 weeks, in a random order.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2012-03-22
• Last updated: 2015-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France