NCT04528628

Brief Summary

Major depressive disorder (MDD) characterized by high prevalence, high recurrence rate and high disability rate is a mental illness with the heaviest burden and has become a major public health issue in China and the world. Great challenges in diagnosis and treatment of depression consist of the complicated pathogenesis, a lack of objective diagnostic criteria, unsatisfactory treatment outcomes and poor treatment compliance. The previous studies of our research team showed that depression is affected by multiple factors. We could explore important markers for the diagnosis, treatment and prediction of treatment efficacy in depressed patients' data collected from different dimensions including immunometabolism, brain electrophysiology, brain structure and functional neural circuits, neuropsychology and psychophysiology. Our completed studies in the National Science and Technology Support Program and National Key Research and Development (R\&D) Program of the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan in China found that treatment designed for specific clinical subtypes can improve the treatment effect, and meanwhile, the application of electronic-measurement based care (e-MBC) combined with smart mobile terminals can effectively provide whole-course medical management for patients, improve patient compliance and increase the efficacy of clinical diagnosis and treatment. However, due to disease diagnosis based on clinical symptomatology without subtype distinction and lack of multi-scale biological data mining, multidimensional assessment and deep integration, the results of most previous studies can hardly be used in clinical practice. Therefore, there is a strong urge to carry out a systematic research in which multidimensional evaluation of clinical characteristics and a large scale of data collection and mining are needed to form clinical diagnosis and optimal treatment regimens for depression subtypes. To achieve the goal, patients with depression will be our research subject in this study. First, on the basis of the previous cohort study and the whole-course e-MBC, patients' data of movement, respiratory rate, heart rate and sleep will be further collected. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology such as deep machine learning, the data integrated with EEG imaging and specific immunometabolic markers in blood will be analyzed with clinical characteristics. The model of diagnosis and classification will be established based on multidimensional clinical assessment and verified. Second, through a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial, optimal treatment regimens for different depression subtypes and individualized magnetic stimulation physical intervention technology navigated by AI will be explored so as to establish a predictive model of curative effect. Finally, long-term follow-up and its regular data collection can be completed on the patient diagnosis and treatment platform which is linked to the e-MBC. Thus, a stable clinical cohort and an advanced database containing multidimensional information of depression will be set up. The whole course e-MBC management platform will be optimized and promoted to improve patient compliance, treatment efficiency and prognosis. This study can provide evidence for precise diagnosis and classification of depression and optimal treatment regimens for different subtypes.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
960

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable major-depressive-disorder

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2020

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 24, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 27, 2020

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2020

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 27, 2020

Status Verified

August 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

August 24, 2020

Last Update Submit

August 24, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • remission of acute phase

    scored 7 or lower on the Hamilton's Depression Scale with 24 items

    12 weeks

Study Arms (4)

MDD with melancholic features

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)Drug: Treatment as UsualCombination Product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations

MDD with atypical features

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)Drug: Treatment as UsualCombination Product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations

MDD with anxious distress

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)Drug: Treatment as UsualCombination Product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations

MDD (overall)

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)Drug: Treatment as UsualCombination Product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations

Interventions

Patients will be treated with one kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/ serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Dose is titrated to the minimum effective dose within 2 weeks. Benzodiazepines can be used for a short period lasting no more than 2 weeks.

MDD (overall)MDD with anxious distressMDD with atypical featuresMDD with melancholic features

The research doctor discusses the treatment plan with the patient, and therapies and drugs are not limited.

MDD (overall)MDD with anxious distressMDD with atypical featuresMDD with melancholic features

Drug therapies are the same as the SSRIs/SNRIs monotherapy group. Patients will randomly receive one kind of magnetic stimulations including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), continuous theta burst stimulation(cTBS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at a ratio of 1:1:1.

MDD (overall)MDD with anxious distressMDD with atypical featuresMDD with melancholic features

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • years old;
  • Meeting with the criteria of major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5;
  • Scored 20 or higher on the Hamilton's Depression Scale with 24 items (HAMD-24);
  • With enough audio-visual ability and comprehensive ability to accomplish the visits;
  • No medication or washout period of at least 2 weeks
  • Scored less than 14 on the Hypomania Symptom Checklist-32 (HCL-32);

You may not qualify if:

  • Existing serious and active physical diseases that may interfere with treatment (abnormal indicators\> 2 times the normal value), or there is a pharmacological conflict between the current medical medication and the study drug;
  • Previous mania or hypomania episodes;
  • Female patients who are pregnant, planning to be pregnant or breastfeeding;
  • Current high suicide risk (e.g. 3rd item of HAMD-24 scored≥3(suicidality));
  • Had ECT, MECT or rTMS in the past 6 months;
  • Experienced a history of dependence on psychoactive substances, organic mental disorders, personality disorders, mental retardation, neurodegenerative diseases, brain trauma and cerebrovascular diseases.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Location

Med-X Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Location

Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Location

Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depressive Disorder, Major

Interventions

Selective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake InhibitorsSerotoninTherapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Depressive DisorderMood DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsMembrane Transport ModulatorsMolecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological ActionPharmacologic ActionsChemical Actions and UsesNeurotransmitter AgentsSerotonin AgentsPhysiological Effects of DrugsTryptaminesBiogenic MonoaminesBiogenic AminesAminesOrganic ChemicalsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsAutacoidsInflammation MediatorsBiological Factors

Central Study Contacts

Daihui Peng, MD. PhD.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2020

First Posted

August 27, 2020

Study Start

October 1, 2020

Primary Completion

September 1, 2022

Study Completion

September 1, 2022

Last Updated

August 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

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