The purpose of this study is to assess effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) to left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) compared to sham on electrophysiological indices of reward sensitivity and motivated attention in adults with cocaine use disorder.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
75
TMS will be delivered with a MagVenture Mag Pro R30 with the Cool-B70 A/P coil with active liquid cooling and active/sham sides. For dmPFC, approximately 25% of the nasion-inion distance or Talairah coordinates X 0 Y+60 Z+60 will be measured. The first session will begin with the acquisition of the resting motor threshold (rMT) on the contralateral hand. iTBS (triplet 50 Hz bursts, repeated at 5 Hz, 2 sec on and 8 sec off; 600 pulses per session) will be delivered at 110% of the rMT and will last \~3 minutes. The stimulation will start at a lower percentage and ramp up over time to acclimate participant to the feeling of stimulation. The intensity will be lowered in participant cannot tolerate the stimulation. Each participant will receive 3 sessions per visit with a 15-20 minute interval between sessions to increase the likelihood of detecting acute effects.
TMS will be delivered with a MagVenture Mag Pro R30 with the Cool-B70 A/P coil with active liquid cooling and active/sham sides. For dlPFC, position F3 will be measured, using probabilistic EEG placement. The first session will begin with the acquisition of the resting motor threshold on the contralateral hand. iTBS (triplet 50 Hz bursts, repeated at 5 Hz, 2 sec on and 8 sec off; 600 pulses per session) will be delivered at 110% of the rMT and will last 3 minutes. The stimulation will start at a lower percentage and ramp up over time to acclimate participant to the feeling of stimulation. The intensity will be lowered in participant cannot tolerate the stimulation. Each participant will receive 3 sessions per visit with a 15-20 minute interval between sessions to increase the likelihood of detecting acute effects.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGChange in the amplitude of the Reward Positivity (RewP) component in microvolts in response to feedback on the Doors Task
The Doors Task will be used to elicit the RewP component, representing reward sensitivity. The task is a guessing game, where participants guess which door contains a reward behind it. After selecting a door, the participants are notified if they found the prize by a green arrow pointing up or if they did not find the prize by a red arrow pointing down.
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
Change in the amplitude of the Late Positive Potential (LPP) in microvolts in response to visual stimuli on the Picture Viewing Task.
The Picture Viewing Task will be used to elicit the LPP, reflecting the motivational salience of a stimulus. During this task, participants are asked to view a slide show of images including pleasant, unpleasant, neutral, and cocaine-related images.
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
Change in craving as assessed by the Minnesota Cocaine Craving Scale (MCCS)
The intensity of craving score will be used, scored from 1(none at all) to 10 (a great deal).
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
Change in pain as assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale
This is scored from 1(no pain) to 10 (worst pain)
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
Change in cognitive function as assessed by the The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Total score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) range from 0 to 30, with a higher score indicating a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
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Sham TMS will be delivered with the sham side of the MagVenture Cool B70 A/P coil. The software will be pre-programmed by a staff member that will not be involved in data analysis or collection for blinding purposes. The sham stimulation will match the number of pulses and length of time as the active condition and each participant will receive 3 sessions with a 15-20 min interval between sessions.
Change in behavioral reward learning as assessed by the Pavlovian Go/No-Go task
In the first "learning" phase, participants learn whether to press a button or withhold a response to receive a monetary reward or avoid a loss. In the second "transfer" phase, participants perform a forced choice task, where each of the predictive cues in the learning phase are paired with each other. Participants must select the "most rewarding" cue.
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session
Change in Anhedonia as assessed by the Snaith Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)
This is a 14 item questionnaire. 9 of the questions are scored from 0(strongly disagree) to 3( strongly agree) and the rest are reverse coded with answer choices as follows: definitely agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree. Final scores range from 0-14 and higher score indicates worse outcome.
Time frame: Baseline(before iTBS session),immediately after iTBS session