Safety and Efficacy Study of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Bipolar Depression

NCT ID: NCT01566591

Last Updated: 2021-02-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of H1-Coil deep brain rTMS in subjects with bipolar depression, taking mood stabilizers and previously unsuccessfully treated with antidepressant medications.

Detailed Description

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This is a multi center, randomized, double blind study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of H1-Coil deep brain rTMS in subjects with bipolar depression, taking mood stabilizers and previously unsuccessfully treated with antidepressant medications. The study is designed for a period of 8 weeks of which up to 3 weeks subjects will be tapered down from their medications and treated for 5 weeks. Two follow up visits will be performed at week 6 and 8 after the last TMS treatment. Mood and mental status will be closely monitored with standard psychological scales and assessments

Conditions

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Bipolar Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Sham Treatment

In the sham treatment,the electrical field induced by the sham coil cannot invoke any action potentials and if no action potentials are induced, then the electric field is insignificant and there is no treatment effect on the brain.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham Treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

24 TMS treatments over 6 weeks

Deep TMS Treatment

Deep TMS treatment is a new form of TMS which allows direct stimulation of deeper neuronal pathways than the standard TMS. The H-coil is a novel DTMS coil designed to allow deeper brain stimulation without a significant increase of electric fields induced in superficial cortical regions.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Deep TMS Treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

24 TMS treatments over 6 weeks .

Interventions

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Deep TMS Treatment

24 TMS treatments over 6 weeks .

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham Treatment

24 TMS treatments over 6 weeks

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Outpatients
* patients suffering from an episode of bipolar depression (BP1 or BP2) according to DSM IV, with the additional requirement of duration for the current episode ≥ 4 weeks and CGI ≥ 4.
* Men and Women Ages 22-68 years.
* Negative answers on safety screening questionnaire for transcranial magnetic stimulation.
* Taking mood stabilizing medication (e.g., Lithium, Lamictal, Tegretol, Topamax, etc.) at a therapeutic dose or atypical antipsychotic medication which was prescribed as mood stabilizers by their treating physician, except for Leponex (Clozapine). According to the treating physician the patient is compliant with taking the mood-stabilizing medication.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients suffering from other diagnoses on axis 1 such as schizophrenia , or suffering from psychotic depression in current episode.
* Diagnosed as suffering from Severe Borderline Personality Disorder or hospitalized due to exacerbation related to of borderline personality disorder. Subjects suffering from any other Severe Personality Disorder will also be excluded.
* Present suicidal risk as assessed by the investigator
* Patients with a bipolar cycle of less than 30 days.
* History of epilepsy or seizure (EXCEPT those therapeutically induced by ECT ) or history of such in first degree relatives.
* Increased risk of seizure for any reason, including prior diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure (such as after large infarctions or trauma), or history of significant head trauma with loss of consciousness for greater than or equal to 5 minutes.
* History of head injury.
* History of any metal in the head (outside the mouth).
* Metallic particles in the eye, implanted cardiac pacemaker or any intracardiac lines, implanted neurostimulators, intracranial implant (e.g., aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or implanted medical pumps.
* Hearing loss.
* Individuals with a significant neurological disorder or insult including, but not limited to:

* Any condition likely to be associated with increased intracranial pressure
* Space occupying brain lesion
* History of cerebrovascular accident
* Transient ischemic attack within two years
* Cerebral aneurysm
* Dementia
* Parkinson's disease
* Huntington's chorea
* Multiple sclerosis
* Current History of substance abuse including alcoholism or history of substance abuse including alcoholism within the past 6 months (except nicotine and caffeine).
* Inadequate communication with the patient.
* Under custodial care.
* Participation currently in another clinical study or enrolled in another clinical study within 30 days prior to this study.
* Participants who suffer from an unstable physical disease such as high blood pressure or acute, unstable cardiac disease
* Use of fluoxetine within 6 weeks of the baseline visit
* Use of a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) within 2 weeks of the baseline visit
* Current use of antidepressant medications during the course of the trial.
* Current use of Leponex (Clozapine).
* Previous treatment with TMS
* Women who are breast-feeding
* Known or suspected pregnancy
* Women of childbearing potential and not using a medically accepted form of contraception when engaging in sexual intercourse.
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

68 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Brainsway

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yechiel Levkovitz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shalvata Mental Health Center

Locations

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Advanced Mental Health Care Inc. - Juno Beach

Juno Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Advanced Mental Health Care Inc. - Palm Beach

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Advanced Mental Health Care Inc. - Royal Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Premier Psychiatric Group

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Medical Uni. Of South Carolina (MUSC)

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Senior Adults Specialty Research

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Beer Yaacov Mental Health Center

Beer Yaacov, , Israel

Site Status

Lev Hasharon

Netanya, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada Germany Israel

Other Identifiers

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BR-BIP-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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