Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for Treating Vascular Depression

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

132

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2001

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2007

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2008

Conditions
Depressive DisorderDepression
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Participants will receive 15 treatments of rTMS over 3 weeks.

DRUG

Citalopram

After completing treatment with rTMS or sham rTMS, participants will take citalopram for 9 weeks.

PROCEDURE

Sham rTMS

Participants will receive 15 treatments of sham rTMS over 3 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

52242-1087

University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

lead

University of Iowa

OTHER

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