Improving Depression with Neurofeedback training.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001487101
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 4 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

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

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.
- has a history of seizures; susceptibility to photosensitivity; or a history of allergic skin reactions.
- is left-handed or ambidextrous.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified