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NCT06830980
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Methamphetamine Use Disorder in PLWH
NA trial testing intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) in Methamphetamine Use Disorders in 30 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 December 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Gopalkumar Rakesh |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 30 |
| Start date | 11 March 2025 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
- continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS)
- Sham TMS
Conditions studied
- Methamphetamine Use Disorders — all drugs for Methamphetamine Use Disorders →
- HIV — all drugs for HIV →
Sponsor
Gopalkumar Rakesh
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Methamphetamine Use Disorders or HIV. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how accelerated theta burst stimulation affects methamphetamine craving and brain activity. Theta burst stimulation is a unique transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigm that is efficient and potent.
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06830980 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Gopalkumar Rakesh
- Last refreshed: 24 October 2025
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