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Radiosurgical Neuromodulation for Refractory Depression

NCT01403441 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2017-09-05

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Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational procedure for treating people with treatment resistant bipolar depression (TRD). Precise dose delivery of radiation to the predetermined targets in the brain will be accomplished with known Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery methods. This technology is considered to be noninvasive (does not physically invade your body). We will be studying if the Cyberknife influences the sensitivity of certain nerves of your brain. Although many clinical treatments for psychiatric conditions have been done using stereotactic radiosurgery, the present study is experimental, because we are seeking to use more moderate doses of radiation that are intended not to destroy any brain cells, but to normalize or modulate their function.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Radiosurgical Neuromodulation using the Cyberknife

our team has selected 60 Gray (Gy) as the dose to the target margin to be used for radiosurgical neuromodulation in patients with intractable bipolar disorder; the target being the anterior cingulate (Cg) that correlates with Brodmann area 25 (Cg25).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Hugh Brent Solvason · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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