RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05460676

Reducing Tobacco Smoking: a Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) Telehealth Study

Reducing Distress and Tobacco Smoking in Cancer Survivors: a TDCS Telehealth Study


Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Enrollment

46 participants

Start Date

Aug 15, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The study aims to evaluate the feasibility of using Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as a tool to decreasing distress and cigarette smoking. 46 participants currently smoking cigarettes, and seeking to decrease cigarette use will be recruited.


Eligibility

Min Age: 21 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a brain stimulation technique delivered at home via a headset — called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) — can help people with cancer quit smoking. Sessions are done remotely (telehealth), making it accessible without clinic visits. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 21–75 years old - You smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day and want to quit in the next 30 days - You have had a cancer diagnosis - You have mild to moderate psychological distress - Any psychiatric medications you take have been stable for at least 1 month **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have severe psychological distress or a major active psychiatric illness - You have a metal implant in your head or a pacemaker - You are pregnant Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DEVICETranscranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

tDCS is noninvasive brain stimulation device that modulates brain activity by delivering a low-intensity electrical current (2.0 mA) through sponge electrodes placed on the scalp.

OTHERMindfulness

Participants will follow an audio track for guided mindfulness during the stimulation.

OTHERSham - Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

The tDCS device is programmed to mimic active tDCS.


Locations(1)

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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