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Maintenance repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for outpatients with major depressive disorder who are clinically stable by electroconvulsive therapy

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Major depressive disorder
D003865
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCTs042220158
Lead Sponsor
Sakuma Kenji
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria

1. The clinical trial will be described in detail to the individuals, and would be written informed consent will be obtained from all participants and their guardians
2. Individuals over 18 years old
3. Individuals will meet the DSM-5 criteria for major depressive disorder
4. Individuals who will be clinically stable by electroconvulsive therapy following treatment failure with antidepressant in the current episode (HAM-D17 total score of less than 8)

DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition
HAM-D17: 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Exclusion Criteria

1. Individuals with metal implants or devices close to the stimulation site (e.g., cochlear implants, surgical clips with magnetic properties, or neurostimulators such as deep brain stimulation or vagus nerve stimulation), individuals with cardiac pacemaker
2. Individuals with metal implants or devices not close to the stimulation site (e.g., implanted medication pumps), titanium products in their heads, magnetic dentures/implants
3. Individuals with a history of seizures, a history of intracranial lesions at risk for seizures, individuals taking drugs that reduce seizure threshold (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants, maprotiline, theophylline, methylphenidate, ketamine, clozapine, or zotepine), individuals with alcohol/caffeine/stimulants abuse or withdrawal symptoms, pregnant individuals, individuals with severe physical disease
4. Individuals with a history of receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the current depressive episode
5. Individuals with dementia, organic or symptomatic mood disorder
6. Individuals with anxiety and depressive symptoms who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for depressive episode (moderate to severe depression) for the following mental disorders: neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders iincluding adjustment disorders, disorders of adult personality and behaviour, pervasive developmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder), or hyperkinetic disorders (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
7. Individuals with low adherence to antidepressants
8. Individuals with substance or medication-induced mood disorder
9. Individuals with bipolar disorder
10. First episode major depressive disorder
11. Individuals judged that researchers are inappropriate to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relapse rate (relapse rate from baseline to week 26, relapse will be defined as the HAM-D17 total score of 8 or higher)<br><br>HAM-D17: 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Relapse rate (relapse rate from baseline to week 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26)<br>2. Time to relapse <br>3. Improvement of depression symptoms (mean change from baseline to week 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26 in HAM-D17 total score, mean change from baseline to week 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26 in HAM-D21 total score)<br>4. Improvement of depression severity (mean change from baseline to week 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26 in CGI-S-BP depression score)<br>5. Improvement of mania severity (mean change from baseline to week 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and 26 in CGI-S-BP mania score)<br>6. All-cause discontinuation<br>7. Discontinuation due to adverse events<br>8. Incidence of total adverse events<br>9. Incidence of serious adverse events<br>10. Mortality rate<br>11. Incidences of individual adverse events<br><br>CGI-S-BP: Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale-Bipolar Version<br>HAM-D (17, 21): (17-item, 21-item) Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
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