Accelerated rTMS for Substance Use Disorder and Depression

NCT ID: NCT06424184

Last Updated: 2025-07-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-25

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study is a small open-label feasibility trial of an accelerated course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for individuals with depression and stimulant use disorder \[including methamphetamine or cocaine use disorder (MUD/CUD)\].

Detailed Description

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This research is an open label feasibility trial of accelerated course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for individuals with stimulant use disorder. Participants will be recruited from an existing and ongoing longitudinal study of stimulant use disorder (STIM-RAD) (NCT06073340). Prior to initiating the accelerated course of rTMS, participants will undergo screening procedures to evaluate eligibility. Those eligible will complete up to four (4) rTMS sessions of intermittent theta burst over left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex per day, up to five (5) days per week of the study, for a total of 50 sessions over a three (3) week period and will undergo electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), urine drug screens, as well as self-report and clinician-rated assessments. A follow-up visit will be conducted 1 week after the last session of rTMS.

Conditions

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Stimulant Use Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Open label trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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rTMS Intervention

Eligible participants who are enrolled will receive an accelerated course of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

The rTMS protocol implemented in this study will include approximately 10-minute long sessions of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) with at least 50 minutes in between iTBS sessions.

Study participants will receive the rTMS intervention for up to 50 sessions across a three-week period. The total of 50 sessions will be administered as up to 4 sessions each day, up to 5 days per week over an up to 3-week-long period.

Interventions

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Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

The rTMS protocol implemented in this study will include approximately 10-minute long sessions of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) with at least 50 minutes in between iTBS sessions.

Study participants will receive the rTMS intervention for up to 50 sessions across a three-week period. The total of 50 sessions will be administered as up to 4 sessions each day, up to 5 days per week over an up to 3-week-long period.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Be aged 18-65 years, inclusive.
2. Be able to sufficiently understand, speak, and read English to provide informed consent and ask relevant questions, and be willing to comply with all study procedure instructions.
3. Self-report stimulant use (cocaine, methamphetamine, or prescription stimulants) at least 10 days in the 30-day period prior to consent.
4. Have a diagnosis of moderate or severe Cocaine or Methamphetamine Use Disorder (CUD/MUD) or other Stimulant Use Disorder over the past 12 months (as determined by the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview).
5. Have a PHQ9 of greater than or equal to five (5).
6. Be willing to provide urine samples, EEGs, and ECGs.
7. Be willing to use appropriate birth control method during the treatment phase of the study, if individual is of childbearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have a current pattern of alcohol, benzodiazepine, or other sedative/hypnotic use that would preclude safe participation in the study, as determined by the PI or their designee.
2. Have a history of a serious medical disorder that, in the opinion of the PI or their designee, would make it unsafe to participate in the study or may prevent collection of study data (e.g., disabling terminal diagnosis for which hospice care is being sought; serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until participant either completes therapy and/or is clinically stable on therapy, in the opinion of the PI or their designee, prior to study entry).
3. Have a documented history of unprovoked seizure (lifetime) or any seizure in the past 6 months.
4. Have a documented history of brain lesion(s) and/or tumor(s).
5. Have metal implants or non-removable metal objects above the neck.
6. Current pregnancy as determined by a urine screening.
7. Current or lifetime manic or hypomanic episode, defined by MINI diagnostic interview.
8. Current psychotic disorder.
9. Are a prisoner or in police custody at the time of eligibility screening.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Manish Jha

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Manish Jha, M.B.B.S

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Locations

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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Taylor Helmbrecht, B.S.A.

Role: CONTACT

(214) 998-6504

Teresa Slettebo, B.A.

Role: CONTACT

(214) 998-5649

References

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Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, Morris DW, Fava M, Gollan JK, Warden D, Nierenberg AA, Gaynes BN, Husain MM, Luther JF, Zisook S, Rush AJ. Concise Health Risk Tracking scale: a brief self-report and clinician rating of suicidal risk. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;72(6):757-64. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m06837.

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Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, Ibrahim HM, Carmody TJ, Arnow B, Klein DN, Markowitz JC, Ninan PT, Kornstein S, Manber R, Thase ME, Kocsis JH, Keller MB. The 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), clinician rating (QIDS-C), and self-report (QIDS-SR): a psychometric evaluation in patients with chronic major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Sep 1;54(5):573-83. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01866-8.

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Rush AJ, Bernstein IH, Trivedi MH, Carmody TJ, Wisniewski S, Mundt JC, Shores-Wilson K, Biggs MM, Woo A, Nierenberg AA, Fava M. An evaluation of the quick inventory of depressive symptomatology and the hamilton rating scale for depression: a sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression trial report. Biol Psychiatry. 2006 Mar 15;59(6):493-501. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.022. Epub 2005 Sep 30.

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Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, Morris DW, Fava M, Kurian BT, Gollan JK, Nierenberg AA, Warden D, Gaynes BN, Luther JF, Rush AJ. Concise Associated Symptoms Tracking scale: a brief self-report and clinician rating of symptoms associated with suicidality. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;72(6):765-74. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m06840.

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Jha MK, Minhajuddin A, South C, Rush AJ, Trivedi MH. Irritability and Its Clinical Utility in Major Depressive Disorder: Prediction of Individual-Level Acute-Phase Outcomes Using Early Changes in Irritability and Depression Severity. Am J Psychiatry. 2019 May 1;176(5):358-366. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18030355. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

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Other Identifiers

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STU-2024-0232

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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