Status:

UNKNOWN

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Cost-utility-analysis in Medical Care on Depressive Episode With One Drug Therapy Failure.

Lead Sponsor:

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cost-utility in the depression therapy. This is a 3 years medico-economics study with 1 year follow-up per...

Detailed Description

Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-invasive brain neuromodulation technique. tDCS can be a new therapy in depression. This study focuses on tDCS cost-utility-analysis. Each patient is f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Depression according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) with 1 or 2 failed antidepressant treatments for the current episode.
  • MADRS score superior or equal to 15.
  • Patient agreeing to participate in the study
  • Patient able to answer questionnaires and able to go at research center for follow-up visit.
  • Patient with social insurance

Exclusion

  • Electroconvulsive therapy or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for current depressive episode.
  • Depressive episode with psychotic symptoms or mixed.
  • Schizophrenia or addiction to another substance than nicotine
  • Severe neurological disorder (like epilepsy, neurological affect, neurological disease)
  • Severe and / or progressive somatic pathology (leave to the investigator judgment) preventing from participation in the study.
  • tDCS specific contraindications (intracerebral metallic implant, pacemaker)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding.
  • Woman of childbearing age without contraception (hormonal or with medical device).
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial
  • legal protection
  • Persons incarcerated or in obligation of treatment / medical treatment order.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 4 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 11 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

214 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03758105

Start Date

February 4 2019

End Date

November 11 2023

Last Update

February 27 2023

Active Locations (12)

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1

CHU d'Angers

Angers, France

2

Clinique Mirambeau

Anglet, France, 64600

3

CHRU de Besançon

Besançon, France

4

Chu Clermont Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63003