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Neuromodulation of Executive Control for Substance Use Disorders

5 november 2026 bijgewerkt door: Hamed Ekhtiari, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

TACS fMRI (NEC-TACS)

The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of a procedure called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) using a device called StarStim cap and its effects on drug cravings.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Nog niet aan het werven

Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

Participants will undergo a 1-2-day screening that includes a urine drug screen, clinical interview, and self-reporting assessments, once screening is complete, participants will complete a (EEG) recording of your brainwaves. The EEG recording and electrode placement will take about 2 hours. The next portion of the study will involve the use of the StarStim device and an MRI, and you will be asked a series of questions while wearing the device. The day after the MRI scan you will receive a short phone call from study staff. You will be asked to participate in study visits for 2 or 3 days and have 1 follow-up visit. Total study duration for this research study is up to 2 weeks.

The electrical stimulation that the StarStim device uses is considered to be safe, and we are not anticipating any serious side effects. However, mild side effects could include headache, itching and tingling. There are additional risks involved with MRI scans.

You may not receive any personal benefits from being in this study. We hope the information learned from this study will benefit other people with similar conditions in the future.

If you are interested in learning more about this study, please continue to read below. Participating in this research study is voluntary; it is your choice.

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Geschat)

60

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

In dit gedeelte vindt u de contactgegevens van degenen die het onderzoek uitvoeren en informatie over waar dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd.

Studiecontact

Studie Contact Back-up

  • Naam: Stephanie Neaves, MRC
  • Telefoonnummer: 214-648-86044

Studie Locaties

    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, Verenigde Staten, 75235
        • UT Southwestern Medical Center

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

18 jaar tot 65 jaar (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie

Allemaal

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Able to provide written consent and comply with study procedures.
  2. Adults aged 18 to 65 years at the time of consent.
  3. Meets the MINI diagnostic criteria for either methamphetamine use disorder (MUD).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any contraindications for tACS or MRI scanning (tACS contraindication: history of seizures; potential MRI contraindications, up to the discretion of AIRC and CBH staff: metal implants, pacemakers or any other implanted electrical device, injury with metal, braces, dental implants, non-removable body piercings, pregnancy, breathing or moving disorder).
  2. Any medical condition or treatment with neurological sequelae (i.e., stroke, tumor).
  3. Over 9 months of abstinence from substance use.
  4. A head injury resulting in a loss of consciousness exceeding 30 minutes (i.e., moderate or severe TBI).
  5. Presence of a condition that would render study measures difficult or impossible to administer or interpret.
  6. Entrance to the treatment program under a court mandate. (i.e. legally incarcerated).
  7. History of ECT or cortical energy exposure within the past 6 months, including participation in any other neuromodulation studies.

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Preventie
  • Toewijzing: Niet-gerandomiseerd
  • Interventioneel model: Crossover-opdracht
  • Masker: Enkel

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Experimenteel: Arm 1: Active intervention- tES (transcranial electrical stimulation), then Sham Intervention

tES is considered to be a safe brain stimulation technique that rarely results in adverse events. There is currently no evidence of serious side-effects. Mild side-effects that typically resolve upon discontinuing tACS. The subject may choose to discontinue stimulation at any time during the session if experiencing excessive discomfort or side effects.

This study involves the use of an investigational device called StarStim. "Investigational" means that the device has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for helping people recover from drug addiction.

This study will help find out what effects, good and/or bad, this device has. The safety of this device in humans has been tested in prior research studies; however, some side effects may not yet be known

comparator arm

Experimenteel: Arm 2: Sham intervention, then Active comparator intervention

This study involves the use of an investigational device called StarStim. "Investigational" means that the device has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for helping people recover from drug addiction.

This study will help find out what effects, good and/or bad, this device has. The safety of this device in humans has been tested in prior research studies; however, some side effects may not yet be known

comparator arm

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Brain stimulation and MRI
Tijdsspanne: Individual participant data will be analyzed after completion of that participant's study procedures. The final study-level outcome analysis and reporting are planned by study completion, anticipated within one year. This analysis and reporting schedule

Task-dependent functional connectivity measured using psychophysiological interaction (PPI) analysis of blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional MRI data. PPI regression coefficients quantify differences in connectivity during drug-related versus neutral cues within the executive control network, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and inferior parietal cortex, and between executive control regions and limbic regions, including the ventral striatum and amygdala. Connection-specific PPI coefficients will be reported separately, with within-participant comparisons between active in-phase, active anti-phase, and sham tACS conditions.

Individual participant data will be analyzed after completion of that participant's study procedures. The final study-level outcome analysis and reporting are planned by study completion, anticipated within one year. This analysis and reporting schedule

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

Hier vindt u mensen en organisaties die betrokken zijn bij dit onderzoek.

Sponsor

Studie record data

Deze datums volgen de voortgang van het onderzoeksdossier en de samenvatting van de ingediende resultaten bij ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieverslagen en gerapporteerde resultaten worden beoordeeld door de National Library of Medicine (NLM) om er zeker van te zijn dat ze voldoen aan specifieke kwaliteitscontrolenormen voordat ze op de openbare website worden geplaatst.

Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Geschat)

15 oktober 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

1 augustus 2030

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

1 augustus 2030

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

8 oktober 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

5 november 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

12 november 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

12 november 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

5 november 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 november 2026

Meer informatie

Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie

Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • STU20252588

Informatie over medicijnen en apparaten, studiedocumenten

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd geneesmiddel

Nee

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd apparaatproduct

Ja

product vervaardigd in en geëxporteerd uit de V.S.

Nee

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