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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Effects on Nicotine Craving
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Neuronetics) and Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Nicotine Dependence. Completed, enrolled 19 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The proposed study will measure the change of cortical excitability during nicotine craving and examine the effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on nicotine craving and cue-reactivity among adult regular smokers.
Study Details
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Interventions
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a noninvasive brain stimulation that can focally stimulate the brain of an awake individual. A TMS pulse focally stimulates the cortex by depolarizing superficial neurons which induces electrical currents in the brain.
The electrical current of the sham system is titrated to a level matching participants' ratings of active TMS.The sham-TMS scalp discomfort will be matched to that of active TMS.