Health Condition 1: F332- Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features Health Condition 2: F331- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate Health Condition 3: F321- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, moderate Health Condition 4: F322- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, severe without psychotic features
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): A total of 10 sessions (on a daily basis) of tDCS will be delivered over a period of two weeks following a uniform treatment proto
Sponsors
King Georges Medical University Lucknow
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-60 years 2. Patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder according to DSM-5 3. Willing to give Informed consent to participate in the study. 4. Drug Naive (at least drug free for the past 1 month)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Treatment Resistant Depression. 2. Patients having Psychotic Depression. Suicidal Patients 3. HAM-D (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) less than 13 4. Medical co-morbidities that need immediate attention. 5. Any contraindications to tDCS. 6. Patients with any other co-morbid psychiatric disorder except Tobacco use disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in Major Depressive DisorderTimepoint: Assessment at 0, 2 and 4 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in Major Depressive DisorderTimepoint: Assessment at each session | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBabli Kumari
King Georges Medical University, Lucknow
Outcome results
None listed