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Magnetic Randomized Trial in Elderly Depressed

NCT04842929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2025-09-29

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Summary

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric condition, mostly treated with antidepressant drugs, which are limited for issues such as refractoriness, adverse effects and drug interactions, especially in the elderly population. In this context, the investigators investigate a non-pharmacological treatment known as recurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with the theta-burst stimulation (TBS) method for the treatment of geriatric depression. This treatment modality has almost no adverse effects and avoids the risk associated with polypharmacy, providing an interesting alternative to antidepressant treatments. Our aim is to evaluate TBS efficacy in the treatment of geriatric depression in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

The coil will be positioned in the prefrontal dorsolateral cortex, with intermintent TBS (TBSi) mode on the left and continuous TBS (TBSc) on the right. 1800 pulses will be used on each side, totaling 10 minutes of total duration. There will be 20 consecutive sessions, one per day, except on weekends and holidays, totaling around 4 weeks. A day of stimulation with the same technique will be done in the 6th week, 8th week and 12th week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leandro Valiengo · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-16
Primary Completion
2023-03-20
Completion
2023-03-20

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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