A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Active Versus Sham T-PEMF Headband Treatment for Depression
An 8-week, two-armed, randomized-controlled trial that examines the antidepressant effect of treatment with transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields (T-PEMF) in patients diagnosed with moderate to severe depression using using a new device, the MoodHeadBand (MHB).
The participants will use an active or placebo MHB for 30 minutes daily for 8 weeks.
Additionally, the following research questions will be answered:
1\. If there is a positive effect on the patients' emotional and non-emotional cognition after 8 weeks of active treatment compared to the sham group and if possible early changes in the emotional cognition can predict the treatment response after 8 weeks of treatment.
1\. If the T-PEMF treatment provides improvement in restorative sleep after 8 weeks of treatment
Gender: All
Ages: 18 Years - 65 Years
Moderate Depression
Severe Depressive Episode Without Psychotic Symptoms
Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Current Episode Moderate
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