RS-tDCS for Cannabis Use Disorder: The C.A.R.E.S. Initiative

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

46

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 17, 2025

Primary Completion Date

October 1, 2026

Study Completion Date

November 1, 2027

Conditions
Cannabis Use Disorder
Interventions
DEVICE

Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

tDCS is a noninvasive brain stimulation device that modulates brain activity by delivering low-intensity electrical current (2.0 mA) through scalp sponge electrodes. Device is programmed to ramp up to 2.0 mA (for 30 seconds), provide constant current throughout the session (19 minutes), and then ramp down (for 30 seconds) at the end.

DEVICE

Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

tDCS is a noninvasive brain stimulation device that modulates brain activity by delivering low-intensity electrical current (2.0 mA) through scalp sponge electrodes. Device is programmed to ramp up to 2.0 mA (for 30 seconds) followed by a ramp down (30 seconds), with no current delivery for 18 minutes, and then ramp up (for 30 seconds) and down (for 30 seconds) at the end.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness meditation

Participants will follow an audio track for guided mindfulness during the stimulation.

Trial Locations (1)

10016

RECRUITING

NYU Langone Health, New York

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

lead

NYU Langone Health

OTHER