Effect of rTMS on Cognitive Function of Depressive Disorder

7 Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on depression severity, response inhibition, cognitive flexibility and visuo-spatial memory in patients with Depressive Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210211050329N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-02

Start date

2021-03-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

Depressive Disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Stimulation will be performed by using a Magstim super-rapid magnetic stimulator (Wales, UK). The unilateral group will receive stimulation of Left DLPFC (20Hz, 5s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being right-hand Age between 25-45 Having physical health

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being pregnant Having metal, prosthesis, implant or pacemaker Dependence on psychotropic substances History of Trauma or seizures in the individual or family Having other psychological disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression score in Beck questionnaire and clients' performance in cognitive functions of response inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and visual-spatial memory. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after two weeks. Method of measurement: By Beck Depression questionnaire and Clients' Performance in Cognitive Tasks of Go-Go, Corsi, and Wisconsin.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Asgharian Asl

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

fatemeh.asgharian@azaruni.ac.ir+98 910 402 0414

Outcome results

None listed

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