New Therapeutic Strategies for Inhibitory Control in Alcoholism
Alcoholism
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Alcoholism focused on measuring rTMS, AAT, Alcohol-Dependence, Relapses
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women aged between 18 and 50 years old.
- A minimum of 28 days of abstinence
- Consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with other substance dependence ( with the exception of tobacco)
- Subjects with a history of brain injury or neurological diseases
- Denial for study participation
- Non-spanish speakers
- rTMS selected participants with be assed in order to discard epilepsy, presence for metallic elements and CNS valves
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Exposure
No exposure
Active rTMS
SAM
Exposure to a 5 minutes video related to alcohol consumption (updating/retrieval), followed by 10 minutes of the alcohol- AAT(Approach Avoidance Task) (extinction), during 4 days of training (2 weeks).
Exposure to a 5 minutes video with neutral content (no retrieval) followed by 10 minutes of the alcohol- AAT (Approach Avoidance Task) , during 4 days of training.
Each session (5 sessions along 2 weeks), patients receive active stimulation with repetitive transcraneal magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Pacients receiving a sham stimulation (SAM), with a similar procedure to the experimental condition