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Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Mild Depressive Symptoms

Not Applicable
Conditions
Not Applicable
Registration Number
KCT0003238
Lead Sponsor
Ewha Womans University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers between the ages of 19 and 65
- Reported current stress and tension symptoms during psychiatric interview or on self-report questionnaire (scoring more than 50% on the Visual Analog Scale, VAS)
- Reported mild depressive symptoms during psychiatric interview or on self-report questionnaire (scoring between 8~16 on Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, HAM-D)

Exclusion Criteria

- Diagnosed with any major medical or neurological disorders assessed during medical history taking, physical examination or experimental tests
- Diagnosed with any axis 1 psychiatric disorders including major depressive disorder (bipolar disorder, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, etc.) evaluated with a structured clinical interview
- History of traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness or convulsions
- Planning for pregnancy during the period of study participation, currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Had taken psychotropic drugs within the past 2 months before study participation
- Any contraindications to MRI (i.e., claustrophobia, metallic foreign devices in the body)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the depressive symptom levels assessed by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression;Change in the depressive symptom levels assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in brain structure assessed by magnetic resonance imaging data;Change in brain function assessed by magnetic resonance imaging data;Change in brain metabolism assessed by magnetic resonance imaging data
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