Imaging- vs. Scalp-Targeted Accelerated TMS for Depression: The Number Needed to Scan Trial
- NCT ID
- NCT07043738
- Registry status
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Not specified in the registry data
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Overview
ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Not yet recruiting.
Enrollment: 160 participants (Estimated).
What is being studied
No interventions are listed in the registry data.
Who may be eligible
- Ages
- Not specified in the registry data
- Sex
- Not specified in the registry data
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- No
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 22-80
* English proficiency sufficient for informed consent, questionnaires/tasks, and treatment
* Primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder per DSM-V criteria (Quick Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5)
* \>20 on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
* \>20 on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
* Moderate to severe level of treatment resistance (Maudsley Staging Method)
* Stable antidepressant medication regimen, or remain medication free, for 4 weeks prior to treatment and to remain on this regimen throughout the study until the 1-month post-treatment visit.
* Primary clinician (e.g. psychiatrist, therapist, psychologist, APRN, PA, etc.) responsible for psychiatric care before, during, and after the trial
* Agreement to lifestyle considerations
* Abstain from becoming pregnant from screening to one-month after treatment (the MRI visit)
* Continue usual intake patterns of caffeine- or xanthine-containing products (e.g. coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate) throughout treatment
* Abstain from alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drugs for at least 24 hours before the start of each MRI and TMS session
Study locations
No study locations are listed in the registry data.
Study details
- Start date
- October 1, 2026
- Primary completion date
- October 1, 2031
- First posted
- June 29, 2025
Source and update information
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- NCT ID
- NCT07043738
- Registry last updated
- September 18, 2026
- QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
- September 21, 2026
View NCT07043738 on ClinicalTrials.gov
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