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CompletedNCT00914680

Berlin Magnetic Seizure Therapy Depression Trial 01

Investigation of Efficacy and Tolerability of Magnetic Seizure Therapy in the Treatment of Depression

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32 (estimated)
Sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
25 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This treatment pilot study will investigate clinical efficacy and adverse effects of magnetic seizure therapy (MST) in patients currently experiencing a unipolar or bipolar depressive episode. The investigators will perform add-on tests to assess clinical and cognitive response to treatment. It is hypothesized that MST will have an antidepressant efficacy with a beneficial neurocognitive adverse effect profile.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREmagnetic seizure therapyantidepressant treatment with MST

Timeline

Start date
2009-06-01
Primary completion
2012-05-01
Completion
2013-05-01
First posted
2009-06-05
Last updated
2018-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

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