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Pain and Major Depressive Disorder
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Summary
This study will examine the effects of brain stimulation on pain symptoms associated with Major depressive disorder. This study will enroll 54 Subjects. Study subjects will be asked to complete surveys about their mood and well-being, 2 blood draws, 2 MRIs, 3 electroencephalograms, and receive 30 treatments of blinded transcranial magnetic stimulation. There is no control group as all subjects will receive some form of active treatment. Subjects are required to participate in 30-33 study visits and volunteer 40 hours of their time. Compensation for this study is $150 for completing all study activities.
Official title: Multi-target Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Comorbid Pain
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
54
Start Date
2023-03-01
Completion Date
2027-10-31
Last Updated
2025-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Active rTMS/Active iTBS DFPLC/Sham Pain M1
Active rTMS treatment for depression (600 pulses of active intermittent theta burst (iTBS) administrated at 120% MT to the left DLPFC) and sham treatment for pain at M1
Active rTMS/Active iTBS
Active rTMS treatment for both, depression and pain (600 pulses of iTBS to left DLPFC followed by 600 iTBS + 1500 pulses of 10 Hz to M1
Locations (1)
UCLA Semel Institute
Los Angeles, California, United States