Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01201148
Open Pilot Trial of TES for Depression
A Study of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES) for the Treatment of Depression
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 7 (actual)
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study will investigate whether using oscillating TES (random noise stimulation) or intermittent tDCS will have greater antidepressant effects in depressed subjects, compared to standard tDCS.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | tDCS (Eldith DC-Stimulator (CE certified)) | For participants receiving intermittent tDCS or oscillating TES, one electrode will be placed over the left pF3 electrode site (overlying the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and identified on the scalp using an EEG cap based on the 10/20 system) and the other over the right temporal area. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-09-01
- Completion
- 2015-09-01
- First posted
- 2010-09-14
- Last updated
- 2015-12-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Australia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01201148. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.