NCT04691167

Brief Summary

Repetitive Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a relatively safe and non-invasive method to modulate neuronal activity; rTMS uses alternating magnetic fields in a certain frequency to induce an electric current in the underlying brain tissue. Administering high frequency rTMS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is possible to increase brain activity in the stimulated area and to change brain activity in associated regions that are part of the same neural circuit which may reduce craving.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
52

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 21, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 31, 2020

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 14, 2022

Status Verified

April 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

October 21, 2020

Last Update Submit

April 12, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • craving severity

    measure severity of drug craving using craving severity scale, the scale is called brief substance craving scale. a higher outcome is a worse result

    6 weeks

  • heroin craving

    using the heroin craving questionnaire, a higher score indicates a worse outcome

    6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

group 1, Active intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Device: repetitive trans magnetic stimulation

group 2, sham controlled group

SHAM COMPARATOR
Device: repetitive trans magnetic stimulation

Interventions

Repetitive Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a relatively safe and non-invasive method to modulate neuronal activity; rTMS uses alternating magnetic fields in a certain frequency to induce an electric current in the underlying brain tissue.

Also known as: r-TMS
group 1, Active intervention groupgroup 2, sham controlled group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 45 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Age range: 18-45 years old
  • Gender: males
  • Opioid Use disorder according to the DSM-5 (early abstinence starting 1 week up to 1 month).

You may not qualify if:

  • Presence of other serious mental illness (e.g.; psychotic disorders, bipolar affective disorder, depression with psychotic features).
  • Patients with any other serious medical illness.
  • Previous treatment with repetitive Trans- cranial magnetic stimulation.
  • Patients with contraindications to rTMS as cardiac patient with pacemaker.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • amany haroun, BCH, MD

    professor at ain shams university, faculty of medicine

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Noha Ahmed saad, bch,MS

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
single blind sham-controlled randomized clinical trial
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
assistant lecturer of Neuropsychiatry

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 21, 2020

First Posted

December 31, 2020

Study Start

June 1, 2022

Primary Completion

August 1, 2022

Study Completion

October 1, 2022

Last Updated

April 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share