Health Condition 1: null- Opioid Dependent patients admitted in Ward receiving usual treatment care
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Successive patients admitted to the inpatient of the NDDTC would be offered participation. After obtaining informed consent, those fulfil
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients fulfilling diagnostic criteria for opioid dependence as per ICD-1O-DCR. Those willing to give written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with any chronic neurological or physical illness 2. Presence of any psychiatric disorder including other substance dependence (except caffeine or nicotine), as assessed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 5.0) screen 3. History of significant head trauma/ seizure 4. Having implanted device or metals in brain/head or cardiac pacemaker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale for CravingTimepoint: On the starting day, 5th day and 10th day of tDCS initiation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective Opioid Withdrawal Scale Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Side effect checklist for tDCSTimepoint: On the starting day, 5th day and 10th day of tDCS initiation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rohit Verma
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed