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This trial aims to investigate the effect of twice-daily 15 mA transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) through three conductive electrodes attached to the scalp in subjects with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Two hundred adult subjects with TRD will be included in this randomized, double-blind, parallelized, multi-centre study. The primary outcome is the change of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) after four weeks of tACS.


Clinical Trial Description

This is an 8-week, multicenter, double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized, parallel-group trial. TRD is defined as failure of response to at least two antidepressant medication trials based on the Massachusetts General Hospital antidepressant treatment response questionnaire (MGH-ATRQ). Patients will be randomized if they remain moderately ill, assessed by Hamilton Depression Scale-item 17 (HAMD-17) score ≥ 20. The primary outcome is a change in the MADRS total score after four weeks of tACS. "Remission" is defined as MADRS total score ≤10 at Week 4 and Week 8. "Response" is a ≥50% reduction in MADRS total score from baseline to Week 4 and Week 8. All participants will receive 40 sessions with stimulation at 77.5 Hz and 15 mA (Active group) or sham stimulation (Sham group). Each session will last 40 minutes from Monday to Friday at a fixed daytime interval for four continuous weeks. ;


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NCT number NCT06172413
Study type Interventional
Source Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Contact Xiaolei Liu, MD & PhD
Phone +86 10 83198650
Email ring@vip.163.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 1, 2024
Completion date March 31, 2025

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