NCT06830980Completed
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Methamphetamine Use Disorder in PLWH
TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) for Methamphetamine Use Disorder in People Living With HIV
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how accelerated theta burst stimulation affects methamphetamine craving and brain activity. Theta burst stimulation is a unique transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigm that is efficient and potent.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 12 (actual)
- First submitted
- 10 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 26 May 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Gopalkumar Rakesh
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT06830980
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 12
- From 11 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 26 May 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- previous adverse effects with TMS
Other illness
- h/o seizure disorder
Other
- Traumatic brain injury
- h/o or current diagnosis of schizophrenia
- intracranial metal shrapnel
- sub-threshold consistency while performing behavioral tasks
- lack of attentional bias to methamphetamine cues
- a positive pregnancy test for female participants
- abnormal brain MRI
Who the study is looking for
- Adults in the age group 18-65 years
- Able to read and understand English
- Able to provide informed consent
- Diagnosed with HIV
- History of current or previous Methamphetamine Use Disorder
- Endorse craving for methamphetamine
- Demonstrate an attentional bias for methamphetamine
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Department of Psychiatry Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lexington | United States | Unknown status |
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