Evaluation of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) H-Coil in the Treatment of Major Depression - Full Text View

Evaluation of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) H-Coil in the Treatment of Major Depression

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Shalvata Mental Health Center, March 2007

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Shalvata Mental Health Center Brainsway
Information provided by:	Shalvata Mental Health Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445237

Purpose

This study is evaluating the safety and feasibility of the novel deep TMS H-coil designs in the treatment of resistant major depression in an open study using two different H-coil designs.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Major Depression	Device: H1 and H2 deep TMS coils	Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics:

Depression

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Evaluation of the H1 Coil and H2 Coil TMS Device - Safety and Feasibility in Major Depression Episode

Further study details as provided by Shalvata Mental Health Center:

Study Start Date:	May 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients diagnosed as suffering from treatment resistant major depression

Exclusion Criteria:

Other axis I diagnosis
Risk factors for convulsions
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the last 9 months
History of drug abuse in the past year

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00445237

Contacts


Contact: Eiran V Harel	972-9-7478644	evharel@clalit.org.il

Locations


Israel
	Shalvata MHC	Recruiting
	Hod Hasharon, Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

Shalvata Mental Health Center

Brainsway

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Hilik Levkovits	Day care hospital director

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	SH-505
First Received:	March 7, 2007
Last Updated:	March 7, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445237
Health Authority:	Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Shalvata Mental Health Center:

major depression

TMS

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression

Mental Disorders

Mood Disorders

Depressive Disorder, Major

Depressive Disorder

Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on December 10, 2008