Study of the Effectiveness of Vestibular Stimulation as a Coadjuvant Treatment in Major Depression

Fuerza Aérea de Chile

Status: Completed

Conditions: Major Depression; Vestibular Disorders; Depression

Treatments: Other: vestibular stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01399671

SA10I220044

Details and patient eligibility

About

Major depression is characterized by vestibular anomalies. The investigators hypothesized that vestibular stimulation will improve depression symptoms in major depression patients.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• major depression patients,
• actual Hamilton score > 14

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant,
• neurological disorders,
• epilepsy,
• bipolar disorder,
• schizophrenia,
• anorexia,
• bulimia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind