Treatment of Depersonalization Disorder With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

NCT00529217 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2014-09-22

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of Depersonalization Disorder (DPD).

Conditions

  • Depersonalization Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

Strong electromagnetic fields (\~2Tesla) generated briefly (\~1ms) but repetitively (1Hz) applied for 30mins, in five sessions per week for up to twelve weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonio Mantovani, MD · Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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