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Study identifier: NCT05732207 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Cerebellar Involvement in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Condition: Alcohol Use Disorder  ·  Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

PhaseNA
Planned participants122
Who can joinAll sexes, 25 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The goal of this observational and interventional study is to better understand the involvement of the cerebellum in the brain reward system in persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What is the nature of cerebellar input to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the brain reward system, and how is it perturbed in AUD? 2. What is the relationship between measures of cerebellar integrity and magnitude of reward activation to alcohol-related cues in cerebellar, VTA and other brain reward structures? 3. What is the therapeutic potential of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for modulating alcohol cue reactivity, associated alcohol craving, and cerebellar - VTA functional connectivity in the brain reward system? Persons with AUD will be compared with healthy control participants.

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John E Desmond, PhD  ·  410-502-3583  ·  jdesmon2@jhmi.edu

JoAnna Mathena

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Locations (1)

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, Maryland, United StatesRecruiting

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