NCT06009523

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Management of Suicidal Ideation

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Management of Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-resistant Depression : a Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study is to demonstrate that 15 transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions of 30 minutes at 2 mA intensity are effective to reduce suicidal ideation

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all patients giving written informed consent will undergo a screening visit to determine eligibility for study entry. Patient who meet the eligibility requirements be able to start the 15 tDCS sessions at the rate of one session per day. After the last session, patients will perform three follow-up visits on D19, D49 and D79

Conditions

• Depression and Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation	1 stimulation per day during 15 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-26
• Primary completion: 2027-09-01
• Completion: 2027-12-01
• First posted: 2023-08-24
• Last updated: 2025-06-05

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: France