A controlled study to assess the therapeutic effects of neurofeedback training in depression.

niversity of Otago0 sites150 target enrollmentOctober 29, 2019

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 29, 2019

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Inclusion criteria
•\- above 18 years old who are willing to try an experimental treatment.
•\- if already receiving help, the kind of help (e.g., doses, medicines and talking therapy) received needs to have been unchanged, for at least 6 weeks before and during the study so that we know reaction to it is stabilized.
•\- be able to come to all the study appointments

•Exclusion criteria
•\- has a mental illness besides major depressive disorder with or without comorbid anxiety disorder.
•\- is highly suicidal.
•\- has treatment\-resistant depression.
•\- has current or past brain lesions.
•\- has a history drug abuse including drinking alcohol (more than 3 standard drinks per day or some alcohol everyday).
•\- uses antipsychotics, anxiolytics or mood stabilizers except if part of ongoing treatment for depression/anxiety
•\- suffers from serious physical disease such as heart and lung disease, influenza, diabetes and acute infections
•\- is recovering from an accident, injury or operation.
•\- has insufficient command of English or understanding of the study.