Effect of Individualized Precise TMS on Emotional Blunting in Depression and Its Brain Imaging Me… (NCT05555940) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effect of Individualized Precise TMS on Emotional Blunting in Depression and Its Brain Imaging Mechanism
China80 participantsStarted 2022-10-01
Plain-language summary
This study aims to explore and investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of individualized localization of transcranial magnetic stimulation on emotional blunting of depression, improve the understanding of the mechanism of emotional blunting of depression, order to provide new treatment methods and better curative effects for this disease.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* (1) Outpatients of all genders, aged ≥18 years and ≤65 years, right-handed, admitted to the psychosomatic Department of Xijing Hospital;
(2) In accordance with the diagnostic criteria for the depressive disorder of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V)).
(3) Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS): total MADRS score ≥12;
(4) The total score of the Oxford Depression Questionnaire (ODQ) at baseline was ≥50, and the answer to the standardized screening question of emotional blunting was "yes";
(5) Received at least 6 weeks of monotherapy with an SSRI or SNRI prior to enrollment;
(6) Subjects who can understand and are willing to strictly follow the clinical trial protocol to complete this study and sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* (1) Have a history of substance abuse within 6 months before the start of the study;
(2) Patients with bipolar disorder and depression caused by other mental diseases (such as psychoactive substances and non-dependent substances);
(3) Have a history of somatic severe diseases or diseases that may affect the central nervous system (such as tumors, syphilis, etc.);
(4) Have neurological diseases or risk of seizures, such as previous brain diseases, head trauma, alcoholism, EEG abnormalities, MRI evidence of abnormal brain structure, or family history of epilepsy;
(5) There are contraindications to MRI scanning or transcranial magnetic stim…
What they're measuring
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Changes from Baseline on Oxford Depression Questionnaire scores during treatment and at each follow-up point.
Timeframe: At baseline, at the end of treatment on day 7, at the end of treatment on day 15, 2 weeks after treatment, 4 weeks after treatment, and 8 weeks after treatment