Depression Clinical Trial
Official title:
Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Refractory Major Depression
This study will investigate the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to reduce symptom severity and enhance the quality of life for patients with treatment-refractory major depression.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 13 |
Est. completion date | January 2011 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2009 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 20 Years to 65 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Major depression (MD), severe, unipolar type - German mother tongue - Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS24) score of > 20 - Global Assessment of Function (GAF) score of < 45 - At least 4 episodes of MD or chronic episode > 2 years - > 5 years after first episode of MD - Failure to respond to *adequate trials (>5 weeks at the maximum recommended or tolerated dose) of primary antidepressants from at least 3 different classes; - adequate trials (>3 weeks at the usually recommended or maximum tolerated dose) of augmentation/combination of a primary antidepressant using at least 2 different augmenting/combination agents (lithium, T3, stimulants, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants, buspirone, or a second primary antidepressant); *an adequate trial of electroconvulsive therapy [ECT] (>6 bilateral treatments) and; *an adequate trial of individual psychotherapy (>20 sessions with an experienced psychotherapist). - Able to give written informed consent - No medical comorbidity - Drug free or on stable drug regimen at least 6 weeks before study entry Exclusion Criteria: - Current or past nonaffective psychotic disorder - Any current clinically significant neurological disorder or medical illness affecting brain function, other than motor tics or Gilles de la Tourette syndrome - Any clinically significant abnormality on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - Any surgical contraindications to undergoing DBS - Current or unstably remitted substance abuse (aside from nicotine) - Pregnancy and women of childbearing age not using effective contraception - History of severe personality disorder |
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Germany | Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn | Bonn |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University Hospital, Bonn | Medtronic |
Germany,
Bewernick BH, Hurlemann R, Matusch A, Kayser S, Grubert C, Hadrysiewicz B, Axmacher N, Lemke M, Cooper-Mahkorn D, Cohen MX, Brockmann H, Lenartz D, Sturm V, Schlaepfer TE. Nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation decreases ratings of depression and anxiet — View Citation
Bewernick BH, Kayser S, Sturm V, Schlaepfer TE. Long-term effects of nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: evidence for sustained efficacy. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Aug;37(9):1975-85. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.44. Ep — View Citation
Cohen MX, Axmacher N, Lenartz D, Elger CE, Sturm V, Schlaepfer TE. Good vibrations: cross-frequency coupling in the human nucleus accumbens during reward processing. J Cogn Neurosci. 2009 May;21(5):875-89. doi: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21062. — View Citation
Kosel M, Sturm V, Frick C, Lenartz D, Zeidler G, Brodesser D, Schlaepfer TE. Mood improvement after deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for tardive dyskinesia in a patient suffering from major depression. J Psychiatr Res. 2007 Nov;41(9):801-3. Epub 2006 Sep 8. — View Citation
Lieb K, Schlaepfer TE. Deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 23;355(21):2256; author reply 2256. — View Citation
Schlaepfer TE, Cohen MX, Frick C, Kosel M, Brodesser D, Axmacher N, Joe AY, Kreft M, Lenartz D, Sturm V. Deep brain stimulation to reward circuitry alleviates anhedonia in refractory major depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2008 Jan;33(2):368-77. Epub 2 — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) | analyzed at 12 and 24 month after stimulation onset | No | |
Secondary | Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) | analyzed at 12 and 24 month after stimulation onset | No |
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