Amphethamine craving. Other psychoactive substance abuse
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The patients will be selected among clients referring to the addiction clinic (MMT) of Tehran Psychiatric Hospital and Tehran Behavioral Sciences Institute, and Ira
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being right handed, Having DSM-IV criteria of amphethamine dependency, At least two weeks of amphethamine withdrawal; Having amphethamine craving
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current psychosis, Other substance dependency except for nicotine and caffeine, Contraindication of rTMS, Recent change of medication in past two weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amphetamine craving. Timepoint: Before rTMS and at least 1 week after the end of rTMS. Method of measurement: VAS Visual cue_indused craving assessment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations. Timepoint: Six months after rTMS. Method of measurement: Counting. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAtefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed