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Brain Stimulation

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for Depression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Leigh Charvet, MD
Research Sponsored by NYU Langone Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up study tdcs administration visit (day1), pre-tdcs administration time (1 hour)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test if a session of non-invasive brain stimulation can change how women aged 18-45 with mild to moderate depression focus on negative information. This technique has shown promise in treating major depressive disorder.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~study tdcs administration visit (day1), pre-tdcs administration time (1 hour)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and study tdcs administration visit (day1), pre-tdcs administration time (1 hour) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Analog Mood Scale (AMS) Anxiety Score
Analog Mood Scale (AMS) Happy Score
Analog Mood Scale (AMS) Sad Score
+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Female participants with DepressionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Female participants with mild to moderate depression to determine if a single-session of tDCS can alter negative attention bias. The primary objective is to study if single-session tDCS will affect attention bias in depression and is not meant to treat depression.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
2016
Completed Phase 3
~870

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Who is running the clinical trial?

NYU Langone HealthLead Sponsor
1,409 Previous Clinical Trials
855,564 Total Patients Enrolled
22 Trials studying Depression
1,581 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Leigh Charvet, MDPrincipal InvestigatorNYU Langone Health
7 Previous Clinical Trials
378 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (Brain Stimulation) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05188248 — N/A
Depression Research Study Groups: Female participants with Depression
Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05188248 — N/A
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (Brain Stimulation) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05188248 — N/A
Depression Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT05188248 — N/A
~5 spots leftby Nov 2025