Gregory L Sahlem, Bohye Kim, Nathaniel L Baker, Brendan L Wong, Margaret A Caruso, Lauren A Campbell, Irakli Kaloani, Brian J Sherman, Tiffany J Ford, Ahmad H Musleh, Jane P Kim, Nolan R Williams, Andrew J Manett, Ian H Kratter, Edward B Short, Terese K Killeen, Mark S George, Aimee L McRae-Clark
BACKGROUND: Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a common and consequential disorder. When applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduces craving across substance use disorders and may have therapeutic clinical effects when applied in serial-sessions. The present study sought to preliminarily determine whether serial-sessions of rTMS applied to the DLPFC had a therapeutic effect in CUD. METHODS: This study was a two-site, phase-2, double-blind, randomized-controlled-trial...
November 19, 2023: Drug and Alcohol Dependence