Testing better ways to aim brain stimulation for depression
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study compares different targeting methods for transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating depression. It may help researchers find ways to aim the treatment more accurately and improve outcomes.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old
- If you will have MRI scans, you have no metal in your body that would make scanning unsafe
- You either have no past major mental health diagnoses and do not use drugs, OR you have treatment-resistant depression and have been prescribed rTMS
- You must be able to safely have an MRI at a 3.0 Tesla scanner (for example, no pacemaker or other implanted device not cleared for MRI)
- You have no history of major brain/nerve problems such as stroke, seizures/epilepsy, brain surgery, radiation, or serious head injury
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