Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02521883
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as an add-on Therapy for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. (DEPTDCS2014)
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in patients with moderate to severe major depression compared to patients treated with conventional therapy. The tDCS will be used as add-on to conventional therapy. This is a randomized 2-arm parallel, double blind study comparing 2 groups of 60 patients.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Sooma tDCS | 2mA current applied for 30 minutes in electrode locations F3 (anode) and F4 (cathode). |
| DEVICE | Sham tDCS | sham stimulation (current phased off after 20 secs) applied for 30 minutes in electrode locations F3 (anode) and F4 (cathode). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-12-01
- Completion
- 2020-03-01
- First posted
- 2015-08-13
- Last updated
- 2018-09-12
Locations
4 sites across 2 countries: Finland, Sweden
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02521883. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.