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MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Depression

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Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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 1 year
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a new brain surgery called MRgFUS is safe and effective for people with treatment-refractory Major Depression.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Secondary outcome measures
Clinical efficacy will be measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Clinical efficacy will be measured using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Clinical efficacy will be measured using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD)
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: MR-Guided Focused UltrasoundExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
MR-guided Focused Ultrasound
2018
N/A
~20

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
656 Previous Clinical Trials
1,551,424 Total Patients Enrolled
36 Trials studying Depression
9,526 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Trial of MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Refractory Major Depression
Dr. Nir Lipsman 2018. "Trial of MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Refractory Major Depression". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03421574.
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