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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Treatment-resistant Depression

NCT00667680 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2009-11-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

tDCS applies a small amount of direct electric current (DC) to the brain by means of two electrodes: the one is an active electrode, localized on the effective site, and the other is a reference electrode, localized on some "silent" part of the body. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been associated with working memory enhancement and improvement of mood. This study will investigate the possible antidepressant effects of tDCS in patients with therapy resistant major depressive episodes.

Conditions

  • Therapy Resistant Major Depression

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) - Eldith DC-Stimulator

real or sham tDCS for 20 minutes at 2mA intensity over the left DLPFC (F3 according to the 10-20 system)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank Padberg, MD, PhD · Dept. of Psychiatry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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