Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)- Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Hadassah Medical Center

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Device: Deep repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) real or sham

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00517400

364/3.8.07(HMO)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of the novel deep TMS H-Coil designs as a treatment measure in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Comparing real to sham treatment.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• PTSD diagnosis per DSM IV

Exclusion criteria

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar I
• severe Axis II diagnosis
• risk factors to convulsions
• drug / alcohol abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Exposure-Stimulation

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Deep repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) real or sham

Sham exposure - Real stimulation

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Deep repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) real or sham

Exposure - Sham Stimulation

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Deep repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) real or sham