Alpha-tACS effect on inhibitory control and feasibility of administration in community outpatient substance use treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficits in inhibitory control (IC) and distress tolerance (DT) are associated with substance use disorders (SUD) and post-treatment return to substance use. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) modulates the neural oscillations that are associated with the cognitive and affective mechanisms contributing to IC and DT. The aims of the current study were to examine the feasibility and acceptability of administering tACS in a community-based SUD treatment setting, and to test the effect of alpha-tACS on IC and DT.

Method

A double-blind, randomized, active sham-controlled trial of treatment-seeking adults with a SUD (N = 30, Mean_age = 43.2 years, 70.0% male). Participants attended two sessions and completed computerized inhibitory control and

SUBMITTER: Daughters SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815795 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature