Individualized Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

NCT06874374 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to study a closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) device to evaluate feasibility of the product in a clinical trial and collect preliminary data on potential effects on symptoms of depression in people with major depressive disorder.

Conditions

  • Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
  • Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

Interventions

DEVICE

Closed-loop tACS

Individual alpha tACS

DEVICE

Sham Comparator

Sham stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER
  • Pulvinar Neuro, LLC

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • David Rubinow, MD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-11
Primary Completion
2026-05-22
Completion
2026-06-22
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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