Status:

RECRUITING

Accelerated iTBS for Post Partum Depression

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Conditions:

Post Partum Depression

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Study 1: The investigators are studying the feasibility and tolerability of 10x/day intermittent theta burst (excitatory) transcranial magnetic stimulation to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex o...

Detailed Description

Study 1: This is an open-label study designed to investigate the feasibility and tolerability of a novel TMS treatment protocol to treat depression in women with post-partum depression. It is known th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants must be able to provide informed consent and function at an intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate completion of all assessment instruments.
  • Participants must be over the age of 18.
  • Participants must meet criteria for post-partum depression: a) onset of symptoms in the first year postpartum
  • Participants must have a HRSD17 greater than or equal to 14 at baseline.

Exclusion

  • Participants must not be pregnant.
  • Participants must not meet moderate or severe use disorder of any substance with the exception of Tobacco Use Disorder.
  • Participants must not have current psychotic symptoms.
  • Participants must not have a history of dementia or other cognitive impairment.
  • Participants must not have active suicidal ideation requiring hospitalization or a suicide attempt within the past 3 months.
  • Participants must not have any contraindications to receiving rTMS (e.g. metal implanted above the neck, history of seizure, any known brain lesion).
  • Participants must not have any unstable general medical conditions.
  • Participants must not have had eclampsia during pregnancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 24 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03417960

Start Date

January 24 2018

End Date

August 30 2027

Last Update

September 11 2025

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425