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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of 10 sessions of anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS - 1 mA) applied to left vs right CDLPF of tobacco-dependent subjects compared to the application of a placebo tDCS (sham procedure) on the craving, which is evaluated by the item 1 of Fagerström test between day 1 and day 10. Craving is also evaluated 1 month post-treatment.


Clinical Trial Description

Tobacco is the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is currently responsible for the death of one in 10 adults (about 5 million deaths per year) and it is the fourth disease risk factor in the world. Many methods to quit smoking are available but in all cases, relapse is a common phenomena. The main risk factor for relapse is craving. So, acting on the craving seems essential to modulate tobacco consumption. Many functional neuroimaging studies have established a neuroanatomical substrate for craving process, in particularly dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), accessible par neuromodulation. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT02867514
Study type Interventional
Source Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Contact Emmanuel Haffen, Prof
Phone +33381219007
Email emmanuel.haffen@univ-fcomte.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 2014
Completion date July 2017

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