Interest of tDCS in Help for Supporting Alcohol Abstinence (NCT03287154) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Interest of tDCS in Help for Supporting Alcohol Abstinence
France90 participantsStarted 2017-02-08
Plain-language summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate in patients with alcohol disorder and forehand weaned the efficiency of 10 active tDCS sessions versus 10 sham (placebo) sessions in the support of abstinence at 3 months.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* patient aged from 18 to 70 years old
* patient free, without guardianship
* absence of epileptic pathology
* patient affiliated to the french health security or benefiting through a third party
* signed informed consent after having received a clear and honest information on the study.
* patient with a disorder linked to the use of alcohol (define by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) classification) clinically evaluated.
* patient requesting for an alcohol withdrawal
* patient able to read and write
Exclusion Criteria:
* patient not affiliated to the french health security or not benefiting through a third party
* woman in reproductive capacity without effective contraception (hormonal/mechanical: per os, injectable, transcutaneous, implantable, intra-uterine device or chirurgical: tubal ligation, hysterectomy, total ovariectomy) or breastfeeding
* patient hospitalized under duress
* patient with guardianship
* somatic complications during the alcohol withdrawal phase
* current psychiatric decompensation (mood disorder, suicide risk, psychotic disorders).
* patient under benzodiazepines treatment
* patient with scalp cutaneous lesion
* history of cranial traumatism
* patient with intra-cerebral metallic object
* patient with a pacemaker
* epileptic pathology
* patient in emergency condition or unable to give personally her/his consent
* another dependence other than alcohol or tobacco
* mental illness syndrome and Korsa…