TY - JOUR T1 - Repeated Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Methamphetamine Craving: A Randomized, Sham-controlled Study TT - JF - Iranian-Rehabilitation-Journal JO - Iranian-Rehabilitation-Journal VL - 17 IS - 4 UR - http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-841-en.html Y1 - 2019 SP - 385 EP - 394 KW - Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation KW - Methamphetamine craving KW - Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex N2 - Objectives: The modulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) activity enhanced the prospects of substance use disorders rehabilitation, using non-invasive brain stimulation, such as transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). Methods: We carried out a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of repeated tDCS at DLPFC on drug craving in 30 abstinent male methamphetamine users. The participants underwent 5 sessions of 20 minutes bilateral real or sham 2 mA tDCS (anode right/ cathode left) of DLPFC. The Desire for Drug Questionnaire (DDQ) was used for assessing instant craving. The cue-induced craving was rated on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) after the verbal induction of craving. Results: The findings of this study indicated that cue-induced craving reduced significantly in tDCS related to sham (P<0.05), but tDCS did not significantly alter instant craving. Discussion: The results indicated that repeated bilateral tDCS over DLPFC was not effective in reducing self-report instant craving, but reduced self-reported craving in the craving induction condition. M3 10.32598/irj.17.4.385 ER -