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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2023/03/050546
CTRI/2023/03/050546
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A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Treatment of Major Depression

All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F322- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, severe without psychotic features
Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Between age 18\-55 years
  • 2\.Either gender
  • 3\.Right\-handed individuals
  • 4\.Patients fulfilling the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version 5 (DSM 5\) criteria for the diagnosis of MDD
  • 5\.Ability to read Hindi or English language
  • 6\.Willing to give informed consent
  • 7\.Medication naïve or Treatment free from prior 2 weeks or on a stable standard antidepressant regimen {including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin\-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MOAIs) or tricyclic (TCAs)} with no change in treatment 4\-weeks prior to tDCS intervention
  • 8\.HAMD score \>\= 24 (severe depression)(Chistyakov et al., 2010; Goodman et al., 2006\)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Chronic medical or neurological illness (previously diagnosed)
  • 2\.Lifetime substance use disorder (excluding tobacco or caffeine) (as per DSM\-5\)
  • 3\.Suffering from or any psychiatric illness other than MDD
  • 4\.Not cooperative for testing
  • 5\.Past history of significant head injury
  • 6\.Known case of intellectual disability
  • 7\.Known or suspected pregnancy or currently lactating
  • 8\.Head metal implants
  • 9\.Subjects with significant suicidal risk upon clinical assessment
  • 10\.Any history of seizure

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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