NCT02446067

Brief Summary

The present study measures the cerebral hemodynamic indices of alcohol dependent patients and observe the relative changes in these parameters with rTMS application.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2010

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2010

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 13, 2015

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 15, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

May 15, 2015

Status Verified

May 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

May 13, 2015

Last Update Submit

May 14, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonographyrTMSCerebral hemodynamics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean velocity (MV) of middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA)

    up to 5 minutes after last (10th) rTMS session

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Pulsatility index (PI) of middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA)

    up to 5 minutes after last (10th) rTMS session

  • Resistance index (RI) of middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA)

    up to 5 minutes after last (10th) rTMS session

Study Arms (3)

Healthy control

NO INTERVENTION

No Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Active rTMS group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Sham rTMS group

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Interventions

The motor threshold for the left abductor pollicis brevis was determined using a figure-of-eight-shaped coil at 1 Hz frequency. Ten (over 2 weeks) rTMS sessions were administered over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with an air-cooled figure-of-eight coil, angled tangentially to the head. At right DLPFC, active high-frequency (10 Hz) stimulation was administered for 4.9 seconds per train, with inter-train interval of 30 seconds, and a total of 20 trains per session. Each patient received 1000 pulses per day. The sham group was administered rTMS with the same parameters, but using a figure-of-eight sham coil.

Active rTMS groupSham rTMS group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Right handed, male patients, aged between 18-60 years, with diagnosis of alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV TR, after resolution of withdrawal symptoms i.e. having Clinical Institute of Withdrawal Assessment in Alcohol Withdrawal (CIWA-Ar) score of ≤10, were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with comorbid psychiatric, major medical or neurological disorders or with a pacemaker or metal in any part of the body were excluded from the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Central Institute of Psychiatry

Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834006, India

Location

Related Publications (8)

  • Gdovinova Z. Blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery in heavy alcohol drinkers. Alcohol Alcohol. 2001 Jul-Aug;36(4):346-8. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/36.4.346.

  • Pecuch PW, Evers S, Folkerts HW, Michael N, Arolt V. The cerebral hemodynamics of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2000;250(6):320-4. doi: 10.1007/s004060070007.

  • de Castro AG, Bajbouj M, Schlattmann P, Lemke H, Heuser I, Neu P. Cerebrovascular reactivity in depressed patients without vascular risk factors. J Psychiatr Res. 2008 Jan;42(1):78-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.10.001. Epub 2006 Nov 20.

  • Mathew RJ, Wilson WH. Substance abuse and cerebral blood flow. Am J Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;148(3):292-305. doi: 10.1176/ajp.148.3.292.

  • Gdovinova Z. Cerebral blood flow velocity and erythrocyte deformability in heavy alcohol drinkers at the acute stage and two weeks after withdrawal. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2006 Feb 28;81(3):207-13. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.07.006. Epub 2005 Aug 29.

  • Blaha M, Aaslid R, Douville CM, Correra R, Newell DW. Cerebral blood flow and dynamic cerebral autoregulation during ethanol intoxication and hypercapnia. J Clin Neurosci. 2003 Mar;10(2):195-8. doi: 10.1016/s0967-5868(02)00126-1.

  • Stendel R, Irnich B, al Hassan AA, Heidenreich J, Pietilae T. The influence of ethanol on blood flow velocity in major cerebral vessels. A prospective and controlled study. Alcohol. 2006 Apr;38(3):139-46. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2006.06.005. Epub 2006 Jul 28.

  • Sullivan JT, Sykora K, Schneiderman J, Naranjo CA, Sellers EM. Assessment of alcohol withdrawal: the revised clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar). Br J Addict. 1989 Nov;84(11):1353-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb00737.x.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AlcoholismChoroideremia

Interventions

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental DisordersEye Diseases, HereditaryEye DiseasesChoroid DiseasesUveal DiseasesGenetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesGenetic Diseases, X-Linked

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Magnetic Field TherapyTherapeutics

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior resident

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 13, 2015

First Posted

May 15, 2015

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 15, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05

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