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Clinical Trial Summary

To compare antidepressant efficacy of left or right to sham Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

to determine if non-responders can become responders if treated on the other side of the hemisphere

(rTMS)


Clinical Trial Description

Patients will be assigned to one of 3 treatment arms for 10 days of treatment with either left high frequency or right high frequency, or sham rTMS. After 10 days of treatment, and no improvement, another 10 days of treatment follows, this time with the coil placed on the other hemisphere. Subjects will be followed for 2 months respectively with unrestricted treatment provided by their regular physician. Mood stabilizers will be continued throughout this trial. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT00186758
Study type Interventional
Source St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date July 2002
Completion date July 2011

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