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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation

Active tES-fMRI for Depression

Phase < 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Amber Leaver, PhD
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
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 5 minutes before, 5 minutes during, and 5 minutes after tes
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Study Summary

This trial will study whether electrical stimulation can help people with major depression.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~5 minutes before, 5 minutes during, and 5 minutes after tes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 minutes before, 5 minutes during, and 5 minutes after tes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in brain function measured with blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) functional MRI

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Active tES-fMRIActive Control1 Intervention
Group II: Inactive/Sham tES-fMRIPlacebo Group1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,585 Previous Clinical Trials
917,220 Total Patients Enrolled
66 Trials studying Depression
28,414 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Brain & Behavior Research FoundationOTHER
61 Previous Clinical Trials
2,803 Total Patients Enrolled
19 Trials studying Depression
1,124 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Amber Leaver, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorNorthwestern University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
fMRI Study of tES in Major Depression
Amber Leaver 2019. "fMRI Study of tES in Major Depression". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04031547.
~2 spots leftby Apr 2025
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