This study evaluates an accelerated schedule of theta-burst stimulation using a transcranial magnetic stimulation device for treatment-resistant depression. In a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled fashion, half the participants will receive accelerated theta-burst stimulation while half will receive sham treatment.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an established therapy for treatment-resistant depression. The approved method for treatment is 10Hz stimulation for 40 min over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC). This methodology has been effective in real world situations. The limitations of this approach include the duration of the treatment (approximately 40 minutes per treatment session, 5 days per week, for 4-8 weeks). Recently, we have pursued modifying the treatment parameters to reduce treatment times with an accelerated treatment paradigm with great preliminary success. This study aims to further study our accelerated protocol and examine changes in neuroimaging biomarkers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
100
Participants in the active stimulation group will receive intermittent TBS to left DLPFC. The L-DLPFC will be targeted utilizing the Soterix Neural Navigator neuronavigation system. Stimulation intensity will be standardized at 90% of RMT and adjusted to the skull to cortical surface distance (see Nahas 2004). Stimulation will be delivered to the L-DLPFC using a MagPro TMS system (MagVenture, Denmark).
The parameters in the sham arm will be as above with the internal randomization of the device internally switching to sham in a blinded fashion.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States
Rates of remission one month after treatment in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score.
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), is a ten item diagnostic questionnaire used to measure the severity of depressive episodes in patients with mood disorders. Higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression, and each item yields a score of 0 to 6. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60. Remission is defined as MADRS ≤10.
Time frame: Baseline, 1-month.
Rates of response one month after treatment in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score.
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), is a ten item diagnostic questionnaire used to measure the severity of depressive episodes in patients with mood disorders. Higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression, and each item yields a score of 0 to 6. The overall score ranges from 0 to 60. Response is defined as a reduction of \>/=50% of MADRS baseline score.
Time frame: Baseline, 1-month.
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