NCT06292156

tACS Treatment for Cognitive Impairments in Methamphetamine Addicts

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

1. To evaluate the cognitive function of methamphetamine Patients. 2. Investigate the pathological mechanism of methamphetamine patients from the aspects of EEG and biology; 3. The investigators investigated the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on cognitive impairments in methamphetamine patients

Conditions

• Methamphetamine Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Theta treatment group	The target 'active' electrode was placed over the MFC and the second 'return' electrode was placed over the medial parietal cortex. 6 Hz stimulation was used and a alternating current of 2mA was applied for 30min each day(Monday-Friday) for 3consecutive weeks
DEVICE	Sham control group	Sham stimulation lasted 30 s (15 s of ramp- up and 15 s of ramp-down).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-30
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2024-12-30
• First posted: 2024-03-04
• Last updated: 2025-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China