Treatment of depression during pregnancy with transcranial direct current stimulation

Treatment of depression during pregnancy with transcranial direct current stimulation - DeSteK

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00008537

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-08

Start date

2015-11-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32 F33 F31.4

Interventions

Group 1: acitve tDCS

2 mA

2x30 min per day

anode: F3

cathode: F4

total treatments: 20

duration: 14 days.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: current pregnancy; Age 18-45; diagnosis of a depressive syndrome without etiologic conclusion; HAMD score minimum 15; normal gynecologic-obstetric and fetal examination; ability to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: lack of informed consent; other severe psychiatric disorders; suicidality; Treatment with psychopharmacologic drugs; brain or skull trauma in anamnesis; structural brain damage; Epilepsy; electronic implants in skull or neck; malignant diseases; severe skin or infectious diseases; heart or lung diseases; fetal malformations; pregnancy at risk.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
With application of the 20th stimulation: performance of rating instuments: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-21; Beck Depression Inventory; WHO-Qualitiy of Life Bref; CGI; GAF; Trail Making Test A/B.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
With application of the 20th stimulation: Performance of the Comfort Rating Questionnaire (CRQ): proof of a stimulation without side effects.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnja Wilkening

Psychiatrische Klinik

anja.wilkening@med.uni-muenchen.de089/4400-55899

Outcome results

None listed

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