# MPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: Effects on Drinking and Incentive Salience

> **NCT04998916** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Medical University of South Carolina** · enrollment: 86 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Alcohol Drinking
- Substance Use
- Drinking, Alcohol
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Real TBS to the mPFC
- **DEVICE:** Sham TBS to the mPFC

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04998916
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical University of South Carolina
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-07-06
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 86 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-02

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04998916

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04998916, "MPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: Effects on Drinking and Incentive Salience". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04998916. Licensed CC0.

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