Safety and Effectiveness of NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy in Depressed Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT02586688

Last Updated: 2025-06-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

112 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of daily, active Neurostar® TMS (when compared with sham treatment) in adolescents meeting criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Detailed Description

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To evaluate the antidepressant effects of daily, active TMS (when compared with sham treatment) in adolescents meeting criteria for Major Depressive Disorder, single or recurrent episode.

Secondary:

To evaluate the acute and long term safety of TMS treatment in adolescent MDD subjects.

To evaluate the durability of benefit of TMS treatment over the course of 6 months in subjects who received clinical benefit from acute treatment course(s) .

To evaluate the benefit of daily, active, open-label TMS in Phase I subjects who did not receive protocol-defined clinical benefit; as new acute treatment (sham to active) or as extended treatment course (blinded active to open label active) .

Conditions

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Major Depressive 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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Phase I TMS Active

Blinded Active TMS coil (Phase I). Active NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Compare active NeuroStar® coil with sham NeuroStar® coil.

Phase I TMS Sham

Blinded Sham TMS coil (Phase I) Sham NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Compare active NeuroStar® coil with sham NeuroStar® coil.

Interventions

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Active NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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TMS NeuroStar® TMS NeuroStar®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary diagnosis of unipolar major depressive disorder, in a current major depressive episode, without psychotic features
* Duration of current episode of depression ≥4 weeks and ≤3 years
* Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness ≥ 4
* Resistance to antidepressant treatment in a discrete illness episode
* HAMD24 Item 1 ≥ 2 and total score ≥ 20
* Subjects able to commit to protocol visit schedule
* At the end of the baseline visit, subject must have a HAMD24 score of ≥ 18 and change in score may not be ≥ 25% decrease from that seen at the screening visit

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior TMS, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
* Contraindication to TMS
* Cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines
* History of neurological disorder
* Unstable medical conditions
* Any psychiatric disorder, which in the judgement of the Investigator may hinder the subject in completing the procedures required by the study protocol.
* Significant acute suicide risk
* Inability to locate and quantify a motor threshold
* If sexually active female, not on an accepted method of birth control.
* Diagnoses of the following conditions (current unless otherwise stated):

* Depression secondary to a general medical condition, or substance induced:
* Seasonal pattern of depression as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
* Any psychotic disorder (lifetime), including history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other psychosis, psychotic features in this or previous episodes, amnestic disorder,
* Intellectually disabled,
* Substance dependence or abuse within the past year (except nicotine or caffeine),
* Bipolar disorder,
* Obsessive compulsive disorder (lifetime),
* Post-traumatic stress disorder (lifetime),
* Eating disorder (lifetime).
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Neuronetics

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul Croarkin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Karen Heart

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Neuronetics

Locations

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Dothan Behavioral Medicine

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Site Status

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Rocky Mountain TMS

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Florida Clinical Practice Association, Inc.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Anchor Neuroscience

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Site Status

Beacon Medical Group

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Integrative Psychiatry

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Sheppard Pratt Health System

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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O'Reardon JP, Solvason HB, Janicak PG, Sampson S, Isenberg KE, Nahas Z, McDonald WM, Avery D, Fitzgerald PB, Loo C, Demitrack MA, George MS, Sackeim HA. Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the acute treatment of major depression: a multisite randomized controlled trial. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Dec 1;62(11):1208-16. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.018. Epub 2007 Jun 14.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17573044 (View on PubMed)

Carpenter LL, Janicak PG, Aaronson ST, Boyadjis T, Brock DG, Cook IA, Dunner DL, Lanocha K, Solvason HB, Demitrack MA. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for major depression: a multisite, naturalistic, observational study of acute treatment outcomes in clinical practice. Depress Anxiety. 2012 Jul;29(7):587-96. doi: 10.1002/da.21969. Epub 2012 Jun 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22689344 (View on PubMed)

Wall CA, Croarkin PE, Sim LA, Husain MM, Janicak PG, Kozel FA, Emslie GJ, Dowd SM, Sampson SM. Adjunctive use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depressed adolescents: a prospective, open pilot study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;72(9):1263-9. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m07003.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21951987 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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44-02219-000

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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