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The role of the right inferior frontal gyrus braking system in gambling: a transcranial direct current stimulation study

The role of the right inferior frontal gyrus braking system in gambling: a transcranial direct current stimulation study - rIFG tDCS and gambling

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON43045
Enrollment
30
Registered
2016-11-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

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Conditions

Niet van toepassing - onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwilligers niet van toepassing

Interventions

Online transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will be delivered by a battery-driven electric current stimulator (Eldith DC Stimulator (CE 0118), Ilmenau) using two of electrodes, one over rI
gambling
inferior frontal gyrus
transcranial direct current stimulation

Sponsors

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Between 18-35 years of age years; Right-handed; Non-smoking; Normal or corrected-to-normal vision; Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and willingness and ability to understand the nature and content, to participate and to comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Average use of more than 3 alcoholic beverages daily; (2) Use of psychotropic medication or recreational drugs; (3) Skin disease; (4) Pregnancy; (5) Serious head trauma or brain surgery; (6) Neurological or psychiatric disorders; (7) Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental wire); (8) Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator; (9) Participation in a NBS study in the past 28 days; (10) Previous participation in 10 or more NBS studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TDCS induced changes in gambling as measured by the *certainty equivalent*.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TDCS-induced changes in EEG resting state activity.

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)