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Conditions
Depressive Disorder, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major, Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Synchronized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (sTMS), Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Wave Neuroscience
Industry
Eligibility
22 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
121 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
14
States / cities
La Jolla, California • Los Angeles, California • Stanford, California + 11 more
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Left DLPFC tDCS, Right DLPFC tDCS, Cognitive task
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
144 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Conditions
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
Interventions
tACS (aperiodic)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Interventions
tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
TS-121 10 mg, TS-121 50 mg, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Taisho Pharmaceutical R&D Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
51 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2018
U.S. locations
22
States / cities
Little Rock, Arkansas • Rogers, Arkansas • Garden Grove, California + 18 more
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
600 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2014 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed No phase listed Observational

Serotonin Function During Depression

NCT00033787
Conditions
Depression, Involutional, Healthy
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
450 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2005
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Bipolar Disorder I or II With a Major Depressive Episode
Interventions
ALTO-100, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Alto Neuroscience
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
58
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama • Chandler, Arizona • Phoenix, Arizona + 48 more
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Transcranial direct current stimulation (t-DCS), Sham Controlled Arm
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Depression
Interventions
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Mechanism of Action of tACS for the Treatment of MDD

NCT03994081
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder, MDD
Interventions
tACS, Sham tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Active transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation, Sham transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Cincinnati
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Mason, Ohio
Conditions
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, tACS
Interventions
Closed-loop tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
Electromedical Products International, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Single Session of tACS in a Depressive Episode

NCT03449979
Conditions
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Depressive Episode
Interventions
XCSITE100 Stimulator Sham, XCSITE100 Stimulator tACS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
84 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder, Schizo Affective Disorder
Interventions
ABILIFY MYCITE
Combination Product
Lead sponsor
Durham VA Medical Center
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina • Houston, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Home-based tDCS in Major Depressive Disorder

NCT04799405
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Hebrew SeniorLife
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Treatment Resistant Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Dose-Optimized and Spaced Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Spaced Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Unipolar Depression
Interventions
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and mindfulness instruction, Sham tDCS and Mindfulness
Device
Lead sponsor
Soterix Medical
Industry
Eligibility
22 Years and older
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Conditions
Depressive Episode, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression Mild
Interventions
MEB-001
Device
Lead sponsor
Medibio Limited
Industry
Eligibility
22 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
715 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
13
States / cities
Bradenton, Florida • Blaine, Minnesota • Plymouth, Minnesota + 10 more
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
tDCS intervention applied by Starstim device
Device
Lead sponsor
Neuroelectrics Corporation
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Coral Springs, Florida • Miami, Florida • Snellville, Georgia + 1 more
Conditions
Bipolar Disorder I, Bipolar Disorder II, Major Depressive Episode
Interventions
SAGE-217, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Biogen
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
11
States / cities
Little Rock, Arkansas • Garden Grove, California • Lemon Grove, California + 8 more
Conditions
Depression
Interventions
Transcranial direct stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Conditions
Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Interventions
Spaced Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder, Anhedonia
Interventions
Cross-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation via the NeuroConn Direct Current Stimulator Plus
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina