Status:
COMPLETED
Follow-up Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo
Conditions:
Major Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The investigators purpose is to follow remitted patients from their previous study using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); as to verify whether this treatment prevents relapse.
Detailed Description
Our first ongoing study (Efficacy Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Treat Major Depressive Disorder) addresses whether tDCS is an effective treatment for depression treatment....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Patients from previous studies (ID:USP-HU-001 and ID:USP-HU-002) who:
- received tDCS and responded.
- received tDCS + sertraline and responded.
- received sertraline or placebo and did not respond, and thereafter received tDCS during the cross-over phase and responded.
- Exclusion criteria:
- Patients from previous studies who:
- received tDCS and did not respond.
- received tDCS + sertraline and did not respond.
- received sertraline or placebo and responded.
- did not respond during the crossover phase.
- do not wish to participate in the present study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01149213
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
March 27 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil