RCT of At-Home tDCS for Depression in Pregnancy

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

156

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 8, 2021

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2027

Conditions
Major DepressionPregnancyPostpartum Depression
Interventions
DEVICE

active tDCS

2mA of direct current delivered in 15 sessions lasting 30 minutes each over 3 weeks

OTHER

workbook

Self-directed depression in pregnancy workbook completed during each session to control the in-session brain state

DEVICE

sham tDCS

Sham stimulation in which the current turns off after 30 seconds in a slow ramp down that mirrors sensory adaptation in ongoing stimulation, delivered in 15 sessions lasting 30 minutes each over 3 weeks

Trial Locations (2)

M4N 3M5

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto

M5S1B2

RECRUITING

Women's College Hospital, Toronto

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

OTHER

collaborator

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

lead

Women's College Hospital

OTHER