Spaced Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Home-Based Feasibility and Safety Study

NCT ID
NCT07217223
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Not specified in the registry data
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Enrollment: 10 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: 1. People between the ages of 18 and 85 at the time of screening. 2. Currently diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as measured by the MINI and a MADRS score of ≥ 20. 3. Safe for TMS as measures by the TMS Adult Safety Screening (TASS). 4. Medical records confirming a history of failing to achieve clinical response to an adequate antidepressant trial as defined an Antidepressant Treatment History Form (ATHF) score ≥ 3 or ) or shown intolerance to at least two inadequate trials (score 1 or 2), without psychiatric illness due to a general medical condition. 5. Stable internet connection and a device compatible with Microsoft Teams. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of psychotic or bipolar disorder or depression with psychotic features; 2. Significant borderline personality disorder; 3. Significant comorbid obsessive-compulsive or post-traumatic stress: 4. Current moderate or severe substance use disorder or demonstrating signs of acute substance withdrawal; 5. Clinically significant suicidality disorder; 6. Chronic depression (defined as of over 5 years duration); 7. Pregnancy or lactation, lack of adequate birth control in women of childbearing age; 8. History of significant neurologic disease, including dementia, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease, brain tumor, seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of significant head trauma with persistent symptoms; 9. Unstable medical illness; 10. Contraindication to receiving tDCS (e.g., ferromagnetic implant, history of seizure, known brain lesion); 11. History of TMS (greater than 15 sessions) without a clinically meaningful response.; History of ketamine (greater than 4 sessions) without a clinically meaningful response; 12. Require a benzodiazepine with a dose \> lorazepam 2 mg/day; 13. dermatological conditions contraindicating tDCS; 14. Non-correctable sensory impairments; 15. Inability to consent or participate as an outpatient

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Site recruitment status is not specified in the registry data for these locations.

Countries: United States

  • California, United States: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • UCSD Interventional Psychiatry — San Diego, California, 92127, United States — Site recruitment status not specified in the registry data

Study details

Start date
September 27, 2025
Primary completion date
October 7, 2026
First posted
October 15, 2025

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07217223
Registry last updated
September 15, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
September 21, 2026

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