Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Patients With Post-stroke Depression

Lead Sponsor:

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Conditions:

Post-stroke Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The FDA approved repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in 2008. The conventional rTMS protocol that has been used effectively for major ...

Detailed Description

Objective: Depression is a complication that negatively affects the quality of life and functional recovery of stroke patients and is associated with increased physical disability, cognitive and socia...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ischemic stroke in only one hemisphere is diagnosed by MRI,
  • Ischemic stroke within 1-6 months,
  • Diagnosis of major depression according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria by a psychiatrist during post-stroke evaluations,
  • Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score of ≥8 as assessed by a clinical psychologist, despite receiving at least one antidepressant treatment,
  • Drug use should be stable for at least 2 weeks before accelerated rTMS treatment for depression treatment and no change in drug dose should be made for 6 weeks following treatment,
  • Mini mental test score ≥ 24

Exclusion

  • Known history of epilepsy, dementia, cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disease,
  • İntracranial metallic implant (cochlear implant, brain pacemaker, drug pump, etc.),
  • Lesions in the brain due to vascular, traumatic, tumoral or infectious reasons,
  • Recurrent strokes,
  • Aphasia,
  • Alcoholism,
  • Pregnancy,
  • Cardiac pacemaker,
  • Patients diagnosed with psychiatric diseases other than depression

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 7 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 11 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06157333

Start Date

February 7 2022

End Date

July 11 2023

Last Update

December 5 2023

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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06800