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The Antidepressant Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)Compared to ECT

NCT00299403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2008-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the present study is to compare the antidepressant effect of electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT) with that of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the right prefrontal cortex.

In the same study we investigate the value of saliva cortisol as a predictor of treatment outcome.

Conditions

  • Depressive Disorder

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Right prefrontal lowfrequency ( 1 hz) rTMS.

Right prefrontal low frequency (1 hz) rTMS. 15 sessions with one daily session during 3 weeks (weekends excluded). Each session covering 2 x 60 minutes of stimulation separated with an intertrain interval of 3 minutes Arms: 2

PROCEDURE

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

9 ECT ( 3 each week) during 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Poul Erik Buchholtz Hansen, senior phys. · Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2007-05-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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