To compare the efficacy of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as an augmentation strategy vs conventional treatment of depressio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Depressive Episode
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011890
- Lead Sponsor
- Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients suffering from unipolar depression (non psychotic, Single episode or recurrent depression) - diagnosed as per ICD-10 criteria by a qualified psychiatrist.
2.Pass the TMS adult safety screening (TASS) test
Exclusion Criteria
1.Suicidal patient
2.Psychotic depression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Response as measured by reduction in HAM-D score by 50 %Timepoint: 0 and 4 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Partial Response as measured by reduction in HAMD score between 25% and 50 %Timepoint: 0 and 4 weeks