Theta Burst Stimulation as a Tool to Decrease Drinking in Treatment-seeking Alcohol Users

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

180

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 26, 2020

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Conditions
Alcohol Use DisorderAlcohol AbuseAlcohol DependenceCraving
Interventions
DEVICE

Real TBS to the vmPFC

This will be delivered with the Magventure Magpro system; double blinded

DEVICE

Sham TBS to the vmPFC

The MagVenture MagPro system has an integrated active sham that passes current through two surface electrodes placed on the skin beneath the coil.

DEVICE

Real TBS to the dlPFC

This will be delivered with the Magventure Magpro system (double blinded).

DEVICE

Sham TBS to the dlPFC

The MagVenture MagPro system has an integrated active sham that passes current through two surface electrodes placed on the skin beneath the coil.

Trial Locations (1)

27157

RECRUITING

Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

lead

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER