rTMS for Depression

NCT ID: NCT06484413

Last Updated: 2024-07-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-08-23
• Study Completion Date: 2022-04-19

Brief Summary

This is a longitudinal observational study, where we will track outcomes in patients undergoing 5 weeks of FDA approved right DLPFC rTMS treatment.

Conditions

Depression

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

rTMS Group

received rTMS

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female subjects 18 to 80 years of age

2. DSM V diagnosis of a major depressive episode Subjects must have an initial score of at least 20 on the HAMD at screen

3. rTMS is clinically indicated

4. Patient is competent to provide informed consent

1. Male or female between age 18 and 80

2. Patient is competent to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Lifetime DSM-V diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic depression or any other psychotic disorder as defined in the DSM-V

2. Current (within the last year) diagnosis of anxiety disorder, obsessive- compulsive disorder, or eating disorder that precedes the onset of the current episode of depression and is the primary diagnosis

3. Current diagnosis of delirium, dementia, or amnestic amnesiac disorder

4. Diagnosis of mental retardation

5. Baseline Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score < 21 or a total score falling two standard deviations below the age- and education-adjusted mean, whichever is less

6. Any active general medical condition or CNS disease which can affect cognition or response to treatment

7. Current (within the past three months) diagnosis of active substance dependence, or active substance abuse within the past week as indicated by self-report.

8. ECT or rTMS within three months

9. Pregnancy as indicated by self-report

10. MRI contraindications

11. Implanted electronic device or metal implant in the head and neck region (DBS, cochlear implant, etc)

12. Change in the dose of psychotropic medications within the past week

1. Lifetime history of major chronic mental illness, such as schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar disorder

2. Lifetime history of psychiatric hospitalization because of any mental illness Mental illness, other than depression, that needed psychological or pharmacological treatment in the past

3. Any neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative disease, or stroke or positive findings on past head CT or brain MRI

4. Pregnancy

5. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17) is more than 7

6. MRI contraindications

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Northwell Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

HS16-0437

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id