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The investigators assume that tACS could improve amphetamine and alcohol dependent patients' executive-control function by adjusting the synchronization patterns and enhancing the functional connectivity of the prefrontal-ventral striatum pathway. A random controlled trial will be used to test the effect of θ-tACS treatment. Three months follow-up assessment will be conducted to test the changing of executive-control function and its mechanism.
Substance abuse has become a major social and public health problem in China, especially for amphetamine abuse and alcohol abuse. Executive-control dysfunction is the main symptom for substance dependents. Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between cognitive dysfunction and prefrontal-ventral striatum pathway. Studies have shown that abnormal phase synchronization and phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) induced the impairment of cognitive, and tACS could improve executive-control function by adjusting the abnormal synchronization. But it has not been verified among MA or alcohol patients. The investigators assume that tACS could improve MA and alcohol dependent patients' executive-control function by adjusting the synchronization patterns and enhancing the functional connectivity of the prefrontal-ventral striatum pathway. A random controlled trial will be used to test the effect of θ-tACS treatment. Three months follow-up assessment will be conducted to test the changing of executive-control function and its mechanism. This study will provide a practical and theoretical basis for developing a novel treatment for substance dependents.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Healthy control group | No Intervention | No intervention is conducted in the healthy control group. | |
| Intervention group of amphetamine addiction | Experimental | A 20-minute tACS intervention of real-stimulus is conducted twice a day for a total of 10 days in the intervention group of amphetamine addiction. |
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| Control group of amphetamine addiction | Sham Comparator | A 20-minute tACS intervention of sham-stimulus is conducted twice a day for a total of 10 days in the control group of amphetamine addiction. |
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| Intervention group of alcohol addiction | Experimental | A 20-minute tACS intervention of real-stimulus is conducted twice a day for a total of 10 days in the intervention group of alcohol addiction. |
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| Control group of alcohol addiction | Sham Comparator | A 20-minute tACS intervention of sham-stimulus is conducted twice a day for a total of 10 days in the control group of alcohol addiction. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Transcranial alternating current stimulation-true stimulus | Device | The adhesive electrodes were placed at F3 and F4 positions of the 64-bit EEG caps of the 10-20 system, corresponding to bilateral prefrontal lobes respectively. Before the intervention, the individual alpha frequency (IAF) of the subjects was measured according to the average peak value of α waves at dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the closed state. Then an alternating current at θ frequency (θ = IAF - 5Hz) was applied to each subject based on its IAF value. The amplitude of stimulation was increased with a step of 20μA starting from 0. When the subjects had a slight prickling sensation or optical illusion, the stimulation current was decreased with a step of 20μA until the sensation disappeared. The current value at this time was used as the stimulation current of the subjects. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The change of inhibitory control ability | The change of inhibitory control ability will be reflected by participants' performance in the Go/No Go task. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| The change of theta(θ) phase synchronicity | The change of θ phase synchronicity in the prefrontal - ventral striatum pathway in amphetamine addicts and alcohol addicts will be measured by EEG. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| The change of theta-gamma phase amplitude coupling(θ-γ PAC) | The change of θ-γ PAC in the prefrontal - ventral striatum pathway in amphetamine addicts and alcohol addicts will be measured by EEG. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The change of working memory | The change of working memory will be measured by the two-back task. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| DA metabolic rate |
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| The The change of depression | Depression will be measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9). The total score of PHQ-9 ranged from 0 to 27, in which higher scores mean a higher level of depression. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jiang Du | Contact | 021-64906315 | dujiangdou@163.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Shanghai Mental Health Center | Shanghai | Shanghai Municipality | 200000 | China |
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| Transcranial alternating current stimulation-sham stimulus | Device | The adhesive electrodes were placed at F3 and F4 positions of the 64-bit EEG caps of the 10-20 system, corresponding to bilateral prefrontal lobes respectively. The actual stimulation waveform was just implemented in the first 60 s (or more longer) and then faded out. |
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DA metabolism was measured by Positron Emission Computed Tomography
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| The change of decision-making ability | The change of decision-making ability will be measured by the Balloon Analog Risk Task. | baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| The change of anxiety |
Anxiety will be measured by the questionnaire of Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD-7). The total score of GAD-7 ranged from 0 to 21, in which higher scores mean a higher level of anxiety. |
| baseline, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention, three months after the intervention |
| ID | Term |
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| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
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| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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