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High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation In The Management Of Treatment Resistant Depression Cases.

To determine efficacy High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial magnetic Stimulation In The Management Of Treatment Resistant Depression A Single Blind Randomised Sham Controlled Study From North Karnataka - HF-rTMS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108659
Enrollment
56
Registered
2026-04-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F329- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: rTMS: Sham Controlled trial to assess efficacy of HF-rTMS for treatment resistant depression cases. Control Intervention1: NOT APPLICABLE: NOT APPLICABLE

Sponsors

Dr Rachana Maiya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients willing and able to give written informed consent coming to psychiatry OPD screened using PHQ9 with score more than equal to 10 , current depressive episode, without psychotic features , satisfying operational definition of treatment resistant depression failed to respond atleast 2 adequate trials of antidepressants for duration of 4-6 weeks , preferably from 2 different pharmacological classes ,with confirmed treatment adherence response of less than 50% reduction in symptoms

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refuse consent for study ,who underwent other neuromodulation like ECT , who is substance disorder except nicotine use disorder , medical comorbidity such as epilepsy, vascular,traumatic ,tumors ,infectious or metabolic lesion , pregnancy,implanted ferromagnetic device ,associated with psychosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the efficacy of High frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the management of treatment resistant depression in terms of response to interventionTimepoint: Over period of 12 months from time of study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr ArunKumar C

Karnataka Medical College And Research Institute Hubballi

arunkumarsavitha@hotmail.com9448122277

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026