Status:

COMPLETED

Stimulation of Parieto-hippocampal Connectivity in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bonn

Collaborating Sponsors:

Clemens Mielacher, University Hospital, Bonn

Conditions:

Depression

Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of individualized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of parieto-hippocampal functional connectivity in patients with major depressive disord...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • fulfilled criteria for unipolar major depressive disorder for at least four weeks
  • did not respond to a minimum of one or did not tolerate a minimum of two antidepressants in the current episode

Exclusion

  • metal in the brain or the skull
  • cardiac pacemaker or intracardiac lines
  • medication infusion devices
  • heart or brain surgery
  • pregnancy
  • substance induced depression
  • history of substance abuse
  • psychotic episodes
  • bipolar disorder
  • anorexia
  • posttraumatic stress disorder (current or within the last 12 months)
  • claustrophobia
  • any condition resulting in increased intracranial pressure
  • traumatic brain injury
  • history of epilepsy
  • cerebral aneurysms
  • dementia
  • Morbus Parkinson
  • Chorea Huntington
  • multiple sclerosis
  • stroke or transient ischemic attack (within the last 2 years)
  • previous antidepressive treatment with rTMS, electroconvulsive therapy (within the last 3 months), vagus nerve stimulation or deep brain stimulation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 2 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 22 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

53 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04081519

Start Date

August 2 2016

End Date

June 22 2018

Last Update

August 4 2021

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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Bonn, Germany