This study is designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of synchronized transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) using the NeoSync EEG Synchronized TMS device (NEST) in subjects with Bipolar Disorder type I in a Major Depressive Episode. This is an open label study in which subjects will receive treatment 5 days per week for 6 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
The NeoSync EEG Synchronized TMS (NEST) is an electromechanical medical device that produces and delivers a sinusoidal magnetic field to areas of the brain in the treatment of Bipolar Depression.
Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Mean MADRS Total Score Change (Last Observation Carried Forward)
The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) will be performed as a baseline and endpoint assessments and efficacy measure. It's considered the gold standard for rating depression severity and used frequently in clinical trials. The MADRS score ranges from 0 to 60; a score of 0-6 is generally accepted to be within the normal range (or in clinical remission), while a score of 20 or higher indicates at least moderate severity.
Time frame: Baseline to week 6 reported
Mean HDRS-17 Total Score Change (Last Observation Carried Forward)
The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-28) will be done at baseline and endpoint assessments. The HRSD-17 score, derived from the HRSD-28, will be analyzed. The HRSD-17 score ranges from 0-52; a score of 0-7 is generally accepted to be within the normal range (or in clinical remission), while a score of 20 or higher indicates at least moderate severity.
Time frame: Baseline and week 6
Mean IDS-SR Score Change (Last Observation Carried Forward)
The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS-SR) will be performed as a baseline and after every 5 treatments. It's a standardized self-rating scale for depressive symptom severity used in many clinical trials. IDS-SR total score ranges from 0 to 84; a score of 0-13 is generally accepted to be within the normal range (or reflect clinical remission), while a score of 26 or higher indicates at least moderate severity. Single value was average mean IDS-SR score change.
Time frame: Baseline through week 6
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