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https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02894736
Registration number
NCT02894736
Ethics application status
Date submitted
5/09/2016
Date registered
9/09/2016
Date last updated
2/08/2018
Titles & IDs
Public title
Home-Administered Trial of Direct Current Stimulation
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Scientific title
Home-administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Treatment for Depression
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Secondary ID [1]
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HC15010
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Trial acronym
HAT-DCS
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Major Depression
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Mental Health
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Depression
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Devices - Soterix tDCS machine
Experimental: Active tDCS - Soterix tDCS machine is used to administer active stimulation
Treatment: Devices: Soterix tDCS machine
Soterix tDCS machine - miniCT supervised neuromodulation system
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Treatment: Devices
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Primary outcome [1]
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Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale for Depression (MADRS)
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Timepoint [1]
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6 months
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Subject meets criteria for a DSM-IV Major Depressive Episode, lasting more than 4 weeks
* Total MADRS score = 20
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Minimum age
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of any DSM-IV psychotic disorder
* History of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence in the preceding 3 months
* High suicide risk
* Clinically defined neurological disorder or insult
* Metal in the cranium or skull defects
* Skin lesions on the scalp (e.g. cuts, abrasions, rashes) at the proposed electrode sites
* Pregnancy
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
NA
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
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Intervention assignment
Single group
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Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
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Actual
1/03/2016
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Actual
1/07/2018
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Final
34
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
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Black Dog Institute - Randwick, Sydney
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2031 - Randwick, Sydney
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Funding & Sponsors
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The University of New South Wales
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Summary
Brief summary
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a novel non-invasive brain stimulation treatment that is effective with no significant side effects. It can potentially be self-administered by patients in their own homes with remote monitoring, substantially reducing treatment costs and increasing accessibility, including to remote areas. This study will evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of home-administered tDCS treatment for depression.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02894736
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Angelo Alonzo, BSc(Hons)/BA, PhD
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University of New South Wales / Black Dog Institute
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