Amygdala and dLPFC MRI-TIS for Depression in Adolescents

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age14-18
SponsorShanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University

About this trial

The study utilizes a non-invasive deep brain stimulation (temporal interference, TI) technique primarily targeting the amygdala to preliminarily explore the clinical efficacy and potential mechanisms of MRI-compatible TI technology in regulating the amygdala in adolescent depressive disorders.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participants must be aged between 14 and 18, with no gender restrictions;

A diagnosis of depression made by the study physician based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5);

HAMD-17 score of 17 or higher;

Participants must not have changed their antidepressant medication regimen from 30 days prior to signing the informed consent form through the duration of the experiment;

Disqualifiers

Eligible participants must not have a history of psychiatric or neurological disorders, as judged by the investigator, which may impact the evaluation of the study's efficacy;

Participants must not have a history of seizures or prior episodes of epilepsy;

The presence of metallic foreign objects within the cranial structure or metallic cardiac implants;

Participants must not have a diagnosis of organic brain disease, nor a history of significant cranial trauma or neurosurgical intervention;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nervio-X

    Device

    An 8-channel TIS device developed by NEURODOME Corporation.

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Amygdala TIExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: dLPFC TIExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

HAMD-17

Time frame
Baseline, after treatment, 1 week, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
2

HAMA

Time frame
Baseline, after treatment, 1 week, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
3

MADRS

Time frame
Baseline, after treatment, 1 week, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
4

PHQ-A

Time frame
Baseline, after treatment, 1 week, 4 weeks and 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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