NCT00529217

Treatment of Depersonalization Disorder With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of Depersonalization Disorder (DPD).

Detailed description

This study is a research trial of an outpatient, non-medication, non-invasive investigational treatment called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS applies a magnetic field to the brain for a brief period of time. TMS is a procedure that involves 30 minute-long daily sessions every weekday for a series of weeks. The investigators are testing whether TMS can treat Depersonalization Disorder (DPD). This is an open-label study. All patients will receive active treatment. DPD symptoms will be monitored through weekly self-report questionnaires as well clinical ratings with a doctor.

Conditions

• Depersonalization Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)	Strong electromagnetic fields (\~2Tesla) generated briefly (\~1ms) but repetitively (1Hz) applied for 30mins, in five sessions per week for up to twelve weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2010-10-01
• First posted: 2007-09-14
• Last updated: 2014-09-22
• Results posted: 2014-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States