Neurofeedback as a Treatment Tool for Depression

NCT ID: NCT01544205

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to investigate whether neurofeedback delivered via functional magnetic resonance imaging signals can be used to train depressed patients to self-regulate emotion networks and whether this improves clinical symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Unipolar Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Emotion network up-regulation

Participants use fMRI-based neurofeedback to train the upregulation of brain areas that respond to positive affective pictures (as identified during a functional localiser scan).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

fMRI-based neurofeedback

Intervention Type OTHER

5 sessions lasting one hour each

Place processing network up-regulation

Participants use fMRI-based neurofeedback to train the upregulation of brain areas that respond to place and house pictures (as identified during a functional localiser scan).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

fMRI-based neurofeedback

Intervention Type OTHER

5 sessions lasting one hour each

Interventions

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fMRI-based neurofeedback

5 sessions lasting one hour each

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis
* stable antidepressant dose medication

Exclusion Criteria

* Other physical or psychiatric disorders
* Current substance abuse
* Current psychotherapy or other specific intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical Research Council

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute for Social Care and Health Research

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cardiff University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David Linden

Professor of Translational Neuroscience

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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David E Linden, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cardiff University

Locations

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CUBRIC

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Site Status

School of Medicine, Cardiff University

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Johnston SJ, Boehm SG, Healy D, Goebel R, Linden DE. Neurofeedback: A promising tool for the self-regulation of emotion networks. Neuroimage. 2010 Jan 1;49(1):1066-72. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.056. Epub 2009 Jul 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19646532 (View on PubMed)

Johnston S, Linden DE, Healy D, Goebel R, Habes I, Boehm SG. Upregulation of emotion areas through neurofeedback with a focus on positive mood. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2011 Mar;11(1):44-51. doi: 10.3758/s13415-010-0010-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21264651 (View on PubMed)

Fovet T, Jardri R, Linden D. Current Issues in the Use of fMRI-Based Neurofeedback to Relieve Psychiatric Symptoms. Curr Pharm Des. 2015;21(23):3384-94. doi: 10.2174/1381612821666150619092540.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26088117 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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G 1100629

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HS/10/25

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

11/WA/0106

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SPON927-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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