Clinical improvement after rTMS therapy in cocaine addiction correlates with functional connectivity changes in the fronto-striatal circuit

To this date, no treatment exists that effectively and completely reduces drug craving and consumption in cocaine addiction. RTMS has shown promise as a possible treatment. The main goal of this study was to determine if rTMS improves clinical outcome after 2 weeks of treatment in cocaine addicts, and the neural correlates of the effect. We are currently performing an RCT with double-blind sham in crack-cocaine addicts (CA) at the National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico City. To date, we have recruited 30 CA.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research