Personalized Accelerated TMS for High-Risk Adolescent Depression

NCT ID: NCT07025720

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-01

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a fast-acting brain stimulation treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help people with depression and suicidal thoughts. The treatment is non-invasive (does not involve surgery or medications), is given over 5 days, and uses brain imaging (MRI) to guide which part of the brain to target. This study tests whether this treatment is a helpful and practical option for adolescents and young adults who are depressed and have suicidal thoughts.

We want to see if:

1. This treatment is feasible and acceptable to patients
2. It can reduce depression and suicidal thoughts
3. It can lower the chance of going to the hospital
4. It affects daily functioning (school, work, relationships)

All participants will undergo 5-days of TMS treatment and complete MRI brain scans before and after treatment. They will return for check-ups after 1 week and 4 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Suicidal Ideation Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Keywords

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TMS MDD Suicidal ideation transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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TMS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TMS

Intervention Type DEVICE

The protocol involves delivering sessions of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) of 60 cycles of 10 bursts of three pulses at 50 Hz were delivered in 2-second trains (5 Hz) with an 8-second intertrain interval. Stimulation sessions will be delivered hourly. Ten sessions will be applied per day (18,000 pulses/day) for 5 consecutive days (90,000 pulses in total). Stimulation will be delivered at 90% resting motor threshold (rMT) adjusted for cortical depth.

MR brain imaging will be used with the Localite Neuronavigation System (Localite GmbH, Sankt Augustin, Germany) to position the TMS coil over the individualized stimulation target.

Interventions

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TMS

The protocol involves delivering sessions of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) of 60 cycles of 10 bursts of three pulses at 50 Hz were delivered in 2-second trains (5 Hz) with an 8-second intertrain interval. Stimulation sessions will be delivered hourly. Ten sessions will be applied per day (18,000 pulses/day) for 5 consecutive days (90,000 pulses in total). Stimulation will be delivered at 90% resting motor threshold (rMT) adjusted for cortical depth.

MR brain imaging will be used with the Localite Neuronavigation System (Localite GmbH, Sankt Augustin, Germany) to position the TMS coil over the individualized stimulation target.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking
* Able to provide informed consent
* age 15 years or older
* Discharged within the past week from the ED for chief complaint of SI OR recently admitted in urgent health care setting or seen in outpatient clinic for depression-related suicidal ideation
* Meets MDD criteria per the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to consent (due to medical condition, psychosis, substance use, etc)
* Use of benzodiazepines or medications that would interfere with TMS treatment as per PI discretion
* Active substance use or severe substance use that in the opinion of the PI would interfere with study participation
* Untreated, active psychosis
* Female patient who is breastfeeding, pregnant or who is planning a pregnancy during the study
* Participation in any clinical study with exposure to any investigational treatment or product within the previous 30 days, or plan on concurrent participation in other studies
* Contraindications to receiving TMS and/or MRI as determined by screening questionnaires
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sorensen Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, Davis

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Se Ri (Sally) Bae, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 213-340-4006

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Se Ri Bae, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2227384

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id