Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as Home Treatment in Depression (GSUND_DAHOAM)

University of Regensburg (UR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Device: tDCS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05123872

20-2091-101

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this one-armed study the feasibility and effectiveness of a home treatment with transcranial direct currect stimulation in depression will be investigated.

Full description

In this one-armed study at least 10 patients with depression will be included who will get treatment with transcranial direct currect stimulation at home. One visit in the hospital before and one visit after the treatment are necessary. The correct application of the device by the patients will be ensured by video counseling and monitoring. Treatment will last six weeks with 2 mA applied every working day for 20min with prefrontal montage.

Aim of the study is the evaluation of the feasibility of this home treatment (usability of the device, compliance of patients, usability of the video contacts), the effectiveness (clinical ratings) and the tolerability of this treatment.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• depressive episode according to ICD-10
• moderate depression according to clinical impression or Hamilton depression rating scale
• gender: all sexes
• age: 18-70 years
• stable medication if possible
• no or stable treatment of depression
• residence in Germany and mother language German
• written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• contraindications for transcranial direct current stimulation
• neurological conditions
• participiation in another study
• pregnancy and lactation period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

prefrontal tDCS at home

Experimental group

Description:

trancranial direct current stimulation 30 sessions within 6 weeks (treatment on working days) 2mA with cathode on the right and anode an the left side

Treatment:

Device: tDCS