NCT04259554

Brief Summary

Treatment of depression with conventional transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown high evidence using high-frequency left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) stimulation. Recently, it could be demonstrated that treatment of the right orbitofrontal cortex may be effective in patients who did not respond to conventional DLPFC rTMS. Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) seem to be involved in the etiopathology of emotionally instable personality disorders. Thus, the present one-arm trial is a pilot study investigating if OFC rTMS is feasable, tolerable and effective.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
15

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2020

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 5, 2020

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 6, 2020

Completed
8 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 14, 2020

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2022

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

December 9, 2022

Status Verified

December 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

February 5, 2020

Last Update Submit

December 8, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

rTMS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS)

    measurment of depressivity: 21 items with a range 0-65 and higher values indicating higher scores

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Major Depression Inventory (MDI)

    2 weeks, 4 weeks, 12 weeks

  • Clinical global impression (CGI)

    2 weeks, 4 weeks, 12 weeks

  • Depression module of the Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-D)

    4 weeks, 12 weeks

  • Barratt impulsiveness Scale (BIS)

    4 weeks, 12 weeks

  • Numeric rating scale of pain

    2 weeks, 4 weeks

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

OFC rTMS

EXPERIMENTAL

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Device: OFC rTMS

Interventions

OFC rTMSDEVICE

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over right orbito-frontal cortex with 1Hz (360 pulses in 6 trains á 60 pulses with 30s intertrain-interval)

OFC rTMS

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • ICD-10: F60.30 or F60.31
  • depressive symptoms and HAMD-21 score of at least 7
  • sex: female and male
  • residence in Germany and German speaking
  • written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • meeting the contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (electric devices or metal implants in the body, e.g. cardiac pace maker, insulin pump)
  • neurological disorders (e.g. cerebrovascular events, neurodegenerative disorder, epilepsy, brain malformation, severe head trauma)
  • participation in another study parallel to the Trial
  • other mental or somatic illness which is not compatible with participation according to the principal investigator
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding period
  • psychiatric confinement

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Borderline Personality DisorderPersonality DisordersDepression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental DisordersBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2020

First Posted

February 6, 2020

Study Start

February 14, 2020

Primary Completion

July 1, 2022

Study Completion

October 1, 2022

Last Updated

December 9, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations