A Preliminary Investigation Of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Applied To The Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex In Treatment Seeking Participants With Cannabis Use Disorder.
Gregory L SahlemBohye KimNathaniel L BakerBrendan L WongMargaret A CarusoLauren A CampbellIrakli KaloaniBrian J ShermanTiffany J FordAhmad H MuslehJane P KimNolan R WilliamsAndrew J ManettIan H KratterEdward B ShortTerese K KilleenMark S GeorgeAimee L McRae-ClarkPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
This phase-2 RCT tested the efficacy of prefrontal rTMS for cannabis use disorderThe study paradigm was safe and feasible, and participants tolerated rTMS wellThe active-group had numerically more weeks of abstinence during follow-upThe active-group had fewer days-per-week of cannabis use during follow-upMore rTMS and a longer follow-up may result in a larger effect in future studies.