Evaluation of the Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) H-Coil in the Treatment of Major Depression Disorder



Status:Archived
Conditions:Depression, Major Depression Disorder (MDD)
Therapuetic Areas:Psychiatry / Psychology, Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:7/1/2011
Start Date:September 2009
End Date:December 2011

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A Prospective Multicenter Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial to Explore the Tolerability, Safety and Efficacy of the H-Coil Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Subjects With Major Depression Disorder (MDD)


The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of deep brain rTMS,
(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), a new experimental procedure using the H-Coil, in
subjects with Major Depressive Disorder that have been previously unsuccessfully treated
with antidepressant medications.


This study is a multicenter, randomized double blind, sham controlled study to evaluate the
safety and efficacy of H-coil deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) as a treatment
for patients with major depressive disorder who have been previously unsuccessfully treated
with antidepressant medications. Studies of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS), typically using a figure-8 coil, have shown that stimulating superficial brain
regions can be beneficial in treating major depression. Differing from traditional figure-8
coil, the H-coil is designed to stimulate deep brain regions related to motivation, reward,
and pleasure. Preliminary studies have been conducted and seem to indicate that through
stimulating certain brain areas with the H-coil, dTMS may have an antidepressant effect.
The study population will consist of patients with major depressive disorder who have failed
adequate medication treatment or shown significant intolerance to medications. The study
duration is 18 weeks, with a 2 week period of weaning the patient off medication, followed
by 4 weeks of 5 daily treatments and 12 weeks of biweekly treatments. Mood and mental state
will be carefully monitored through standard psychological scales and rating during the drug
taper-down and throughout treatment.


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