Treatment of Depersonalization Disorder With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Depersonalization Disorder
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of Depersonalization Disorder (DPD).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00529217
- Run by
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2006-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-09-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male or female outpatients, 18 to 70 years of age.
- Primary diagnosis of Depersonalization Disorder.
- Duration of the index episode of at least a year.
- Patients currently on DPD medication must be at the same stable dose(s) at least 2 months and be to continue at the same dose(s) through the duration of the study.
- Capable and willing to provide informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals with a neurological disorder including, but not limited to: brain lesion; history of seizures; history of cerebrovascular accident; history of stroke; cerebral aneurysm, Dementia; Parkinson's Disease; Huntington's chorea; Multiple Sclerosis.
- Increased risk of seizure for any reason, including prior head trauma with loss of consciousness for 5 minutes or more.
- Cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines, or acute, unstable cardiac disease.
- Intracranial implants (e.g. aneurysms clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth, that cannot be safely removed.
- If participating in psychotherapy, must have been in stable treatment for at least three months prior to entry into the study, with no anticipation of change in frequency of therapeutic sessions, or the therapeutic focus over the duration of the rTMS trial.
- Known or suspected pregnancy.
- Women who are breast-feeding
Where it is running
- New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States
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