Study the effect of tdcs and treatment of mindfulness in substance abuse disorder

Comparison of effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents (MBSAT) With and without Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on improve executive functions, emotional disregulation, craving and attention bias in relation to the stimuli in adolescent with Substance use disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181013041327N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-01

Start date

2018-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-10-07

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Conditions

Substance use disorder. Other psychoactive substance related disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents (MBSAT) With Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS):The Package of Mindfulness Therapy (Hamlets

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range 18 to 21 years Detection of substance abuse disorder based on DSM5 criteria Be a boy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Taking psychiatric medications Diagnosis of bipolar mood disorder or psychotic disorder based on DSM5 criteria Intracranial implants History of epilepsy and seizure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Executive Functions. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Wisconsin card sorting test, N-Back Test, Go/ No Go Task, Balloon Analogue Risk Taking Task.;Emotional Disregulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: DERS.;Craving. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Craving Questionnaire(Franken & etal).;Attention Bias in relation to the stimuli. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dot-Probe Task.	—

Measure

Time frame

Executive Functions. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Wisconsin card sorting test, N-Back Test, Go/ No Go Task, Balloon Analogue Risk Taking Task.;Emotional Disregulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: DERS.;Craving. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Craving Questionnaire(Franken & etal).;Attention Bias in relation to the stimuli. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dot-Probe Task.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJaber Alizadeh Goradel

The University of Shahid Beheshti

j.alizadeh45@gmail.com+98 21 2990 5309

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026