Status:

UNKNOWN

Effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depressed Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Conditions:

Major Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical efficacy (affective and cognitive) in patients with moderate depression between TMS over the left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) with simulate...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of two Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) protocols in patients with major depress...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of major depressive disorder
  • Having a greater or equal score to 18 points in the Ham-D scale at the moment of the initial evaluation
  • Treatment free patients

Exclusion

  • Epilepsy or seizure risk record
  • Carry metallic objects in the head (such as arterial clips, plates, screws), eye or brain

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02213016

Start Date

September 1 2013

End Date

February 1 2017

Last Update

August 11 2014

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Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico, 04510