Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression

NCT ID: NCT01583023

Last Updated: 2014-04-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-04-30

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment is an effective adjunct treatment to mood stabilizers and Bupropion.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Wellbutrin + Lithium a/o Epival + Sham rTMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bupropion

Intervention Type DRUG

150mg daily for first week, 300mg daily thereafter for a total of 8 weeks

Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham rTMS will also begin their treatment 5 times a week for 4 weeks in junction with pharmacotherapy (Wellbutrin). Sham rTMS will be delivered at a frequency of 10 Hz and stimulation will be applied in 5-second trains with a 20-second inter-train interval, for 30 trains per session.

Placebo + Lithium a/o Epival + Active rTMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Daily left DLPFC, at 110% motor threshold, with a frequency of 10 Hz. Stimulation will be applied in 5-second trains with a 10-second inter-train interval, for 30 trains per session. This treatment will be provided for the first 4 weeks of the study.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

150mg daily first week, 300mg daily thereafter for a total of 8 weeks.

Wellbutrin + Lithium a/o Epival + Active rTMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bupropion

Intervention Type DRUG

150mg daily for first week, 300mg daily thereafter for a total of 8 weeks

Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Daily left DLPFC, at 110% motor threshold, with a frequency of 10 Hz. Stimulation will be applied in 5-second trains with a 10-second inter-train interval, for 30 trains per session. This treatment will be provided for the first 4 weeks of the study.

Interventions

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Bupropion

150mg daily for first week, 300mg daily thereafter for a total of 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Daily left DLPFC, at 110% motor threshold, with a frequency of 10 Hz. Stimulation will be applied in 5-second trains with a 10-second inter-train interval, for 30 trains per session. This treatment will be provided for the first 4 weeks of the study.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo

150mg daily first week, 300mg daily thereafter for a total of 8 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Sham rTMS will also begin their treatment 5 times a week for 4 weeks in junction with pharmacotherapy (Wellbutrin). Sham rTMS will be delivered at a frequency of 10 Hz and stimulation will be applied in 5-second trains with a 20-second inter-train interval, for 30 trains per session.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Wellbutrin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

BD Type I or II subjects diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) in depressed phase.

Age 18 to 70. Rating on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score \> 20. Rating on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) \> 20. Rating on the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) \< 8. Non-treated new depressive episode, at least 2 weeks in duration. If recently started on an antidepressant other than Wellbutrin, subject must spend at least 4 weeks at a therapeutic dose before entering the study.

Lithium and epival (Sodium Valproate) in monotherapy or in combination. Novel antipsychotics can be combined with mood stabilizers for at least 4 weeks at a steady dosage prior to the study.


Failure of previous Wellbutrin treatment. Mood disorder secondary to a medical condition. Subject currently enrolled in any detoxification program
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pablo Cervantes

Director of the Mood Disorders Clinic

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Pablo Cervanes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Theodore Kolivakis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Nancy CP Low, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Gabriella Gobbi, M.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Locations

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Allan Memorial Institute

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Pablo Cervantes, MD

Role: CONTACT

514-934-1934 ext. 36109

Other Identifiers

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RTMS-BD-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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