Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Sham repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Sponsors
Ain Shams University Institute of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both genders Ages 18 to 60 years. Current smokers or waterpipe users. Meet criteria for nicotine dependence as determined by the FTND. Willing to provide informed consent. Able to comply with protocol requirements and willing to complete all study procedures.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current dependence, defined by ICD-10 criteria, on any psychoactive substances other than nicotine or caffeine or received substance use treatment within past 30 days History of serious mental illness such as: Bipolar disorder, Psychotic illness, Major Depression with psychotic features and other psychiatric illness such as OCD or eating disorders Contraindication to rTMS (history of neurological disorder or seizure, increased intracranial pressure, brain surgery, or History of autoimmune, endocrine, viral, or vascular disorder affecting the brain. History or MRI evidence of neurological disorder that would lead to local or diffuse brain lesions or significant physical impairment. Unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, severe renal or liver insufficiency.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Point prevalence of abstinence to be defined as a self-report of no smoking or other tobacco use (or other nicotine product use during the treatment phases) in the previous 7 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to first relapse as defined by self-report after tobacco quit date AND end of rTMS sessions | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMayar Nawara
Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatry in department of Neuropsychiatry Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed