NCT00186784

Transcranial Magnetic Treatment (TMS) in Unipolar Depression

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Unipolar Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) can improve mood and decrease sadness in patients with depression. In this study, the investigators seek to increase their understanding about how rTMS improves depression, and to determine which form of rTMS is most effective for depression, when used in combination with antidepressant medication.

Detailed description

Patients will be assigned for 4 treatment arms, receiving either left high frequency plus right low frequency, or left high frequency plus right sham, or left sham, plus right low frequency, or left sham plus right sham treatment. All subjects will receive treatments for 10 days and will be followed for another 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Unipolar Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)	treatment for 10 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2005-09-16
• Last updated: 2011-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada