Status:

COMPLETED

Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) for Treatment Resistant Major Depression

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bonn

Conditions:

Major Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The investigators intend to test in a single center, clinical pilot efficacy study the primary hypothesis that Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) as add-on therapy to a controlled pharmacotherapy is effic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient is diagnosed with a major depressive episode (MDE) according to DSM-IV Diagnosis Criteria derived from the SCID.
  • Patient has not had an acceptable clinical response due to failure (resistance) with at least two treatments from different treatment categories during the current MDE.
  • Patient has a score ≥ 20 on the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression.
  • Patient is able to give his informed consent to participate in this study and he is able to fulfill the requirements of the study.
  • Patient is a male or nonpregnant female adequately protected from conception. Females of childbearing potential must use an acceptable method of birth control.
  • Convulsive therapy clinically indicated

Exclusion

  • Patient currently has a secondary diagnosis of, or signs of, delirium, dementia, amnesia, or other cognitive disorders per DSM-IV.
  • Patient has had or has currently a diagnosis of non-affective psychotic disorder per DSM-IV.
  • Patient has had alcohol or substance dependence within the previous 12 months or abuse within the previous six months other than nicotine dependence or abuse.
  • Patient has a history or diagnosis of clinically relevant cardiac disease.
  • Patient has a history or diagnosis of clinically relevant injury or disease of the central nervous system.
  • Patient has magnetic material in the head.
  • Patient has implanted medical devices such as cardiac pacemaker, vagus nerve stimulator, medical pumps etc.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00770783

Start Date

February 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

August 6 2018

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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - University Hospital

Bonn, Germany, 53105