Status:
COMPLETED
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Bipolar Depression
Lead Sponsor:
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Collaborating Sponsors:
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Conditions:
Bipolar Affective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To compare antidepressant efficacy of left or right to sham Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to determine if non-responders can become responders if treated on the other side of th...
Detailed Description
Patients will be assigned to one of 3 treatment arms for 10 days of treatment with either left high frequency or right high frequency, or sham rTMS. After 10 days of treatment, and no improvement, ano...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Bipolar Depression
- no physical health problems
Exclusion
- Metal in head/neck or skull
- History of Epilepsy
- Pregnancy
- Pacemaker
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00186758
Start Date
July 1 2002
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
August 3 2011
Active Locations (1)
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St. Joseph's Healthcare, rTMS Laboratory, Mood Disorder Program, 100 West Fifth Street
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3K7