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A controlled study of escitalopram combined with rTMS in the treatment of epileptic depression

A controlled study of escitalopram combined with rTMS in the treatment of epileptic depression

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100043834
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-03-04
Start date
2021-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-05

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Conditions

Epilepsy suffers from depression

Interventions

experimental group:Escitalopram citalopram combined with repetitive transcri magnetic stimulus
control group:Escitalopram citalopram

Sponsors

Henan Mental Health Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Conforms to the diagnostic criteria of epilepsy formulated by the International Anti-Epilepsy Union in 1981, and EEG examination indicates epilepsy; 2) The diagnosis of depression disorder met the relevant criteria in the Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria for Mental Disorders (CCMD-3), and 24 items of the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score >= 18 points; 3) No previous antidepressant treatment; 4) All patients gave informed consent to the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Complicated central nervous system diseases such as cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage; 2) Complicated with other mental disorders; 3) Complicated with serious heart, liver and kidney diseases; 4) Pregnant and lactating women; 5) Severe suicidal tendencies; 6) A known history of alcohol or drug addiction or abuse; 7) Abnormal laboratory indicators existed before enrollment (such as transaminase exceeding 3 times the upper limit of normal, serum sodium lower than normal, white blood cell count < 2.8 x 10^9 / L, etc.); 8) Other experimental drugs were used before enrollment; 9) Unable to comply with treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHan YongKai

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College

37778870@qq.com+86 15836044966

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026