Treating Depression With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

PHASE1/PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2009

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2011

Conditions
Depression
Interventions
DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

Two damp sponges, one placed on the left side of the forehead, the other on the left arm. 0.1mA of current is passed for 20 minutes.

DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

transcranial direct current stimulation delivers one milliamp of direct current, supplied by a constant current generator, the the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex through a scalp electrode. The treatment is given for 20 minutes a day.

DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

one milliamp of direct current applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex through a scalp electrode

DEVICE

iomed phoresor transcranial direct current stimulation

for the sham group the current is turned off after 10 seconds

Trial Locations (1)

10032

New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

OTHER

lead

New York State Psychiatric Institute

OTHER

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