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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Theta Burst (TMS), Depression and Smoking.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Smoking Reduction
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Device: Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Registration Number
NCT05694754
Lead Sponsor
Dr. Julian Reyes López
Brief Summary

This study evaluates de efficacy of Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) applied on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with Major Depressive disorder and tobacco consumption.

Detailed Description

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects 350 million worldwide causing damage on quality of life and risk behavior such as suicide and smoking. smoking is the second leading cause of death causing about 5 million deaths annually. Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) is a more tolerable protocol administered at lower intensities and shorter intervals than conventional rTMS protocols.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • With dependence on tobacco use, with depressive symptomatology, that they agree to sign the informed consent letter.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of head trauma with loss of consciousness, with intracranial metallic objects or metallic plates in the skull, patients with structured suicidal ideation or recent attempts, who suffer from uncontrolled chronic diseases at the time of entering the study (for example: hypertension, diabetes, rheumatic diseases), patients with psychotic symptoms. subjects with alterations in electroencephalogram (epileptiform activity), patients with any type of uncontrolled chronic medical or neurological disease, pregnant women.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1 sessionTheta Burst Transcranial Magnetic StimulationParticipants will receive 1 session from monday to friday,during 4 weeks, with 600 total pulses per session
3 sessionsTheta Burst Transcranial Magnetic StimulationParticipants will receive 3 sessions from monday to friday,during 4 weeks, with 1800 total pulses per session with a 10 minutes rest interval
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview15 minutes

It is a short structured diagnostic interview that explores the main psychiatric disorders of Axis I of DSM-IV and ICD-10

Fagerström test5 minutes

it is a short and simple test consisting of 6 questions. The score ranges from 0-10, so that the higher the score, the greater the dependency. Not only does this test measure physical dependence but it also has therapeutic and prognostic value.

Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome Scale (MNWS)5 minutes

This eight-item scale measures withdrawal symptoms (craving, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, increased appetite or weight gain, depression, and insomnia), The score ranges from 0 to 4, with 4 being the highest score, indicating a severe withdrawal syndrome

Beck Depression Invetory (BDI)10 minutes

it´s a 21 ítem self evaluated symptomatology of depression

Co-oximetry1 minute

spectrophotometric technique to detect the loss in the oxygenation capacity of hemoglobin that consists of determining the level of carbon monoxide (CO) in the air exhaled by an individual, levels of 10 or more ppm of CO in the exhaled air correspond to smoking subjects. Levels of 6 to 10 ppm in sporadic smokers, and figures below 6 ppm in non-smokers.

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS)10 minutes

14 Ítem clinical scale for rating anxiety symptoms.

Beck Hopelesness Scale (BHS)10 minutes

is a 20-item self-report inventory designed to measure 3 major aspects of hopelessness (Feelings about the future, loss of self-motivation and expectations)

Beck suicidal ideation scale (BSIS)10 minutes

is an evaluation of suicidal thinking: is an evaluation of suicidal thinking that helps identify individuals at risk of comitting self harm

Stop Signal Task25 minutes

is a unique versión of a classic approach to measuring response inhibition

Test of the Unit of the Institute of Public Health of Madrid (UISPM)10 minutes

Test consisting of 23 items divided into 6 modules (stimulation, sedation, automatism, social dependency, psychic dependency and gestural dependency) each item is scored from 0 to 4 being 4 the highest score.

Montgomery-Asberg Rating Depression Scale (MADRS)10 minutes

10 ítem Clinical assessment of the principal depressive symptoms

Richmond Test5 minutes

Scale consisting of 4 items to assess the degree of motivation to quit smoking on a scale of 1 to 10. For an individual to have expectations of success in a smoking cessation program, they must present a score of 9 or 10 points

Paradigm of reactivity to signals and heart rate variability10 minutes

it consists of presenting a series of images that were chosen from the International Series of images for smoking (with neutral counterparts), Version 1.2 (58), the images were presented as follows : 2 blocks of smoking images and 2 blocks with neutral images that are interspersed, each block contains 25 images with a duration of 6 seconds per image, the test has a total duration of 10 minutes; while the participant observes the images, they will place a polar model H10 bluetooh chest strap sensor to measure HRV

Plutchik Risk Suicide Scale10 minutes

it´s a 26 ítem self-reported scale that assess the intensity of suicidal ideation

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)20 minutes

is a neuropsychological test that assess cognitive flexibility

Glover-Nilsson Test8 minutes

Test consisting of 11 items to measure the psychosocial and behavioral dependence of individuals; it is scored from 0 to 4, with 4 being the maximum score, items 1,4 and 5 measure psychological dependence, questions 2,3,6,7,8,9 and 10 measure behavioral dependence and question 11 measures social dependence.

Nicotine Craving Questionnaire (CCN)8 minutes

12-item questionnaire to assess the degree of craving, with five response options ranging from completely disagree 1 to completely agree 5

Hamilton Rating Depression Scale (HDRS)10 minutes

21 item, Clinical assessment of depressive symptoms

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Marlowe and Crowne Social Desirability Scale10 minutes

self-applied scale consisting of 33 items for the evaluation of the need for social approval, for example, generating a good impression through socially appropriate responses

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sofia Cañizares Gómez

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Querétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico

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