Efficacy Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation is an effective treatment for major depression, when compared (and combined) to sertraline and placebo.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
• Collaborator: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
• Treatments: Sertraline

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Depressive Disorder, Major (SCID)

• HDRS > 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other axis I disorders, including Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse Disorders.

• Any axis II disorders.

• Any serious/life-threatening axis III disorders, such as Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Obstructive Chronic Disease, Active Neoplasia.

• Neurological diseases such as Stroke (and Post-Stroke Depression), Dementias and others.