Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of refractory bipolar depression: a preliminary study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Bipolar depression
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Rapid cycler type 2. Patient has a history of psychotic episode, OCD, PTSD, and eating disorder. 3. Patient had a previous treatment with ECT, TMS, VNS, DBS, and tDCS within 6 months. 4. Patient did not respond to ECT and TMS previously. 5. Pregnancy 6. Patient has a history of epilepsy and convulsion. Personal or close family history of seizure disorder 7. Neurologic disorder, organic brain disease 8. Substance or alcohol dependence 9. Ferromagnetic material in body or close to head 10. Severe metabolic disease, endocrine disease 11. Active suicide idea 12. Taking medications known to lower seizure threshold
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in the total score of Hamilton's Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD 17 items) at week 4
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method