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A Pilot Study on Temporal Interference Stimulation for Adolescent Depression

A Pilot Study on Temporal Interference Stimulation for Adolescent Depression

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600116660
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-13
Start date
2026-01-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Adolescent MDD

Interventions

Sham group:The current intensity is 2mA, with a duration of 1 minute (rising for 30 seconds and falling for 30 seconds) to simulate a real-life stimulation experience, lasting for 30 minutes.
Real group:The stimulation frequency is an envelope frequency of 10Hz, with a treatment duration of 10 days, a current intensity of 2mA, and a duration of 30 minutes.

Sponsors

Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 12 and 18 years, regardless of gender. 2. Meet the MDD diagnostic criteria for DSM-V; 3. The score of HAMD-17>=17; 4. Right-handed; 5. Routine blood, electrocardiogram indicators are all normal; 6. After fully understanding the safety of transcranial electrical stimulation, I am willing to actively cooperate with the treatment and have both myself and my family sign informed consent; 7. The types of drugs have remained unchanged and the dosages have been stable in the past two weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Other physical therapies, such as electroconvulsive shock, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation, etc., were received within 3 months before enrollment; 2. Those with a history of severe physical illness and depression caused by other psychoactive substances and non-dependent substances; 3. Subjects who have metal or electronic devices implanted in their bodies, such as intracranial metal foreign bodies, cochlear implants, pacemakers and stents, etc; 4. There is a risk of epileptic seizures, with a history of craniocerebral diseases, head trauma, alcohol abuse, abnormal electroencephalograms, MRI evidence of abnormal brain structure, or a family history of epilepsy; 5. There has been a history of attempted suicide in the past two weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) scores;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HAMA, CDI,BSI, OSI and PSQI;Adverse Event;Multimodal neuroimaging features;Brain derived neurotrophic factor;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoli Liu

Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University

1206207800@qq.com+86 574 26302510

Outcome results

None listed

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