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rTMS for Depression

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Jong H Yoon, MD
Research Sponsored by Davidzon, Guido, M.D.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up assessed during pet scans before and after rtms therapy (90 minutes per scan)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
All Individual Drugs Already Approved

Summary

This trial will use a radioactive marker to study if transcranial magnetic stimulation can help with changes in the brain linked to depression.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed during pet scans before and after rtms therapy (90 minutes per scan)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed during pet scans before and after rtms therapy (90 minutes per scan) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Synaptic Density Quantified by Regional Binding Potential (BP_ND)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Major Depression Disorder ParticipantsExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will undergo positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance (PET-MR) imaging using the \[11C\]UCB-J radiotracer before and after Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Davidzon, Guido, M.D.Lead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
61 Total Patients Enrolled
Stanford UniversityOTHER
2,491 Previous Clinical Trials
17,518,164 Total Patients Enrolled
111 Trials studying Depression
94,079 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Jong H Yoon, MDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
60 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

[11C]UCB-J radiotracer Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04311619 — Phase 1
Depression Research Study Groups: Major Depression Disorder Participants
Depression Clinical Trial 2023: [11C]UCB-J radiotracer Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04311619 — Phase 1
[11C]UCB-J radiotracer 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04311619 — Phase 1
Depression Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT04311619 — Phase 1
~0 spots leftby Feb 2025