Effects of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Impulse Control Disorders

Laval University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Impulse Control Disorder

Treatments: Device: Noninvasive brain stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02927002

2014-374

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this project is to study the effect of noninvasive brain stimulation on decision-making and on brain activity in impulse control disorders.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Impulse control disorders according to DSM-IV criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Other psychiatric disorders
• Contraindication to Non-invasive brain stimulation and MRI

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

---

18 participants in 2 patient groups

Noninvasive brain stimulation: active

Active Comparator group

Description:

In active condition, subject will receive stimulation during all the 30-minute stimulation period

Treatment:

Device: Noninvasive brain stimulation

Noninvasive brain: sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

In sham condition, subject will receive stimulation only at the beginning and at the end of 30-minute stimulation period.

Treatment:

Device: Noninvasive brain stimulation