BTL-699-2 and HPM-6000UF Devices for the Improvement of Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Function Among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Depressive Symptoms, Urinary Incontinence, Sexual Dysfunction
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices is able to improve depressive symptoms and sexual function in women who are perimenopausal or postmenopausal without an alternative medical cause before enrollment in the study and are aged 40 years and older. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the combined treatment with EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) and EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) devices improve depressive symptoms and urinary incontinence? Participants will be asked to: Undergo twelve treatments Complete the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Complete the 6-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Complete the Greene Climacteric Scale Complete the Therapy Comfort Questionnaire Complete the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form Complete the Female Sexual Function Index Complete the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale Complete the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale-Screen version Complete the Subject Satisfaction Questionnaire Complete the Therapy Comfort Questionnaire
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07413705
- Run by
- BTL Industries Ltd.
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2025-11-20
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-11
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-17
Who can join
Age: 40 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Menopause defined as 12 consecutive months with no menses without an alternative medical cause or perimenopause defined as occurrence of ≥ 60 days of amenorrhea without an alternative medical cause
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) pre-treatment score of ≥ 5
- Age ≥ 40 years
- Ability to determine the motor threshold of the participant. The participant's motor threshold could be established as the minimum stimulus required to induce contraction of the finger
- Subjects willing and able to abstain from partaking in any treatments other than the pre-procedure therapy regime for the improvement of depressive symptoms and/or sexual function, including non-invasive brain stimulation treatments other than the study procedure during study participation
- Willingness to comply with study instructions and to return to the clinic for the required visits
- Women of childbearing potential* are required to use birth control measures during the whole duration of the study
- If applicable, subjects will be maintained on pre-study psychotherapeutic regime, and prescribed chronic medications at a stable therapeutic dosage for at least 1 month prior to study entry *defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who is NOT permanently sterile or postmenopausal. Postmenopausal is defined as 12 consecutive months with no menses without an alternative medical cause.
You may not qualify if…
- Metallic objects in or near the head
- rTMS devices are contraindicated for use in patients who have conductive, ferromagnetic or other magnetic-sensitive metals implanted in their head or within 12 in (30 cm) of the treatment coil*
- Implanted stimulator devices, implanted defibrillators, implanted neurostimulators
- Cardiac pacemakers
- Electronic implants
- Metal implants
- rTMS devices are contraindicated for use in patients who have active or inactive implants (including device leads), including deep brain stimulators, cochlear implants, ocular implants and vagus nerve stimulators. - Contraindicated use could result in serious injury or death.
- Drug pumps
- Application in the heart area
- Application of HPM-6000UF in the head area
- Persons with a tendency to seizure (e.g., persons suffering from hypotonia and epilepsy)
- Anticoagulation therapy
- Severe or life-threatening condition
- Pulmonary insufficiency
- Heart disorders
- Renal insufficiency
- Decompensated** hemorrhagic conditions
- Decompensated** blood coagulation disorders
- Decompensated** cardiovascular diseases
- Malignant tumor or benign tumor
- Fever
- Pregnancy
- Study specific:
- Active suicidal intent
- History of suicide attempts in the last 3 years
Where it is running
- Luxury Psychiatry Clinic — Winter Garden, Florida, United States (enrolling)
- Aesthetic + Mind MD — Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- Vitality MD Inc — Toronto, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
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