# Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens as a Novel Treatment in Severe Opioid Addiction

> **NCT01245075** · EARLY_PHASE1 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Jens Kuhn** · enrollment: 10 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Addiction

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Deep brain stimulation
- **OTHER:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01245075
- **Lead sponsor:** Jens Kuhn
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2011-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-06
- **Final completion:** 2017-12
- **Target enrollment:** 10 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2016-12-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01245075

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01245075, "Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens as a Novel Treatment in Severe Opioid Addiction". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01245075. Licensed CC0.

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