Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cigarette Addiction

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Tobacco addiction is treatable with behavioral and pharmacological means, but results are often less than optimal. Transcranial direct current stimulation is a new non-invasive technique that applies weak electrical currents through the skull and has been shown to alter the excitability of certain brain areas. It is currently being tried in disorders where there is abnormal brain excitability, such as epilepsy and depression. A few studies have also been able to diminish drug craving, suggesting that brain excitability might also be altered in drug addiction.

This study aims at non-invasively changing the excitability of certain brain areas-a procedure called neuromodulation- in order to help smokers quit smoking more easily.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02146014
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Brasilia
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	May 2010
Completion date	December 2015

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