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Clinical Trials/NCT03500029
NCT03500029
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Phase 1

The Study About Mechanism of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment of Patients With Depression Using Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University1 site in 1 country240 target enrollmentMarch 1, 2018

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Conditions
Depression
Sponsor
Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Enrollment
240
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Hamilton Depression Scale-17(HAMD-17)
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Depression is the most common psychiatric condition and a important public health concern in society. But medications for depression don't work as well as people expected and cause serious side-effects. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive electrical stimulation treatment for depression, which has been approved by the FDA and added to the Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression in China. Despite the effect of the treatment is clear ,the TMS target,the neural circuit which plays a role in TMS and its mechanism remain unknown now. TBS target and effective site may be not in the same position. A large number of previous studies demonstrate the advantages and application prospects of different techniques of magnetic resonance (MR)in the study of pathogenesis of depression. Based on the results of previous research supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China during the "10th Five-Year Plan" and New Health Care and New technology. project team puts forward the idea of joint use of brain structure imaging of MR ,Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) with different analysis methods to conduct a comprehensive study. The study is focused on the effects of TBS treatment on brain structure network, fiber connectivity network and functional connectivity network ,and nodes affected by it. Then we make further investigation about the mechanism of TMS treatment. The research will provide not only help for studying the pathogenesis of depression but also more reliable targets of next TMS treatment.

Detailed Description

The advantages of 3D T1 WI are thin slice scan,no interval, scanning fast and three-dimension reconstruction in any orientation compared with 2D SE. It is not easy to miss small lesions, and shows normal anatomy and lesions more objectively and more accurately. Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) can reflect white matter fiber so that can be used to determine whether the various diseases affect nerve cell connections. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is non-drug perfusion imaging and completely noninvasive technology which can reflect brain perfusion better. Resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) is used to located the abnormal brain regions whose activity is consistent with dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) by the abnormal resting spontaneous brain activity in patients with depression and the abnormal functional connectivity network.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 1, 2018
End Date
February 2022
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Chenwang Jin

chief physician

First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • TMS treatment group and medication group:
  • Hospitalized patients or outpatients which meet Clinical diagnosis of depression such as international Classification of diseases-10( ICD-10) which is the diagnostic criteria of unipolar depression;Scores of Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) ≥ 18 points, scores of clinical total impression scale (CGI)≥ 3 points, and without severe suicidal tendency;
  • 18-60 years old, male or female;
  • Physical and laboratory examination, electrocardiogram(ECG),and electroencephalogram (EEG) with no abnormal changes;
  • No serious or unstable cerebrovascular, liver, kidney, endocrine, blood and other somatic diseases;
  • The patient or the legal guardian should sign a written informed consent after fully understanding the research content of this study.
  • Healthy control group:
  • 18-60 years old, male or female;
  • Physical and laboratory examination, electrocardiogram(ECG),and electroencephalogram (EEG) with no abnormal changes;
  • No serious or unstable heart, liver, kidney, endocrine, blood and other somatic diseases;

Exclusion Criteria

  • Mental disorders caused by organic diseases such as brain tumors;
  • Serious somatic diseases, severe suicidal tendency and pacemakers;
  • Secondary depressive disorder, psychotic depression or bipolar disorder caused by drugs;
  • Antidepressants or psychoactive drugs were taken one month before enrollment.

Arms & Interventions

TMS treatment group

In the Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment group patients with severe depression receive rTMS treatment without drug treatment.

Intervention: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

medication group

In the medication group patients with severe depression are treated with anti-depressants.

Intervention: antidepressants

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hamilton Depression Scale-17(HAMD-17)

Time Frame: Difference at HAMD-17 between day 1,week 2 and week 4.

HAMD-17 are to evaluate the severity degree of depression and the clinical effectiveness for treatment of depression.HAMD-17 scores range in 0-52 points.Total score which is between 7 and 16 means that volunteer may be with depression.Total score which is between 17 and 23 means that volunteer certainly is with depression.Total score which is more than 23 means that volunteer is with severe depression.

Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Time Frame: Difference at Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging between day 1,week 2 and week 4.

Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging include 3D-T1, ASL, DTI, resting-state functional MRI, etc.these show the Brain changes.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Clinical Global Impression.(CGI)(Difference at CGI between day 1,week 2 and week 4.)
  • Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)(Difference at WCST between day 1,week 2 and week 4.)

Study Sites (1)

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