Inpatient TMS for treatment-resistant depression
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests an in-hospital brain stimulation treatment (TMS) for people with moderate to severe depression who did not improve after multiple antidepressant treatments. It may help your mood by targeting brain circuits involved in depression, and you would follow an intensive accelerated schedule.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 to 65.
- You have a confirmed diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and your depression score is 17 or higher.
- You have tried at least two antidepressant medicines, and from at least two different types (classes), without enough improvement.
- You have also tried at least two other evidence-based add-on treatments (but benzodiazepines don’t count), plus psychotherapy that’s been shown to help depression.
- You can and are willing to stay for an in-patient accelerated treatment schedule.
- You do not have scalp infection or a poor skin condition where the TMS device would be placed.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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