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Test added stimulant medicine with rTMS for depression

Major Depressive Disorder

Part of Mental health clinical trials.

This early study tests whether adding a stimulant medicine to repetitive TMS (a non-drug brain stimulation) can improve depression. It is aimed at people whose depression has not improved after at least two antidepressant tries.

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Phase
Early Phase 1
Enrollment
30 people
Ages
18 years to 65 years
Study type
Interventional

Who can take part

  • You are between 18 and 65 years old
  • You have a current diagnosis of major depressive disorder
  • Your depression has not responded to two prior antidepressant medicines taken at the right dose and time
  • Your doctor feels it is safe for you to join
  • You cannot have bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other past/known psychotic conditions
  • You cannot have past stimulant misuse, current stimulant use, or current benzodiazepine use

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