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2025-521686-27-01RecruitingPhase 2

AIDA-DEP - Accelerated Intermittent theta-burst stimulation with D-cycloserine Augmentation for DEPression - a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

Source: EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) · Last updated 15 Jun 2026

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Brief summary (registry, in English)

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of adding a daily oral dose of 100 mg D-cycloserine for major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to placebo during a nine weekday long treatment course of aiTBS assessed as the difference between groups in changes in depressive symptoms in the following PICO Population: >18 years old, with a current depressive episode (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale [MADRS]-score >19).

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
105 (estimated)
First submitted
18 Jun 2025
Start date
8 Jan 2026
Lead sponsor
Region Uppsala
Diseases
Depression
EU CT number
2025-521686-27-01

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 105
  • 7 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu). It describes the study design.

AI-kivonat: who the study is looking for

Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with a current episode of major depression who did not respond to earlier treatment. It tests adding D-cycloserine or placebo to a short, intensive course of brain stimulation (aiTBS).

Age
18 years or older
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Major depressive disorder with a current depressive episode of at least 30 days. Moderate to severe symptoms, with a MADRS score of 20 or more at screening.
Earlier treatment
Did not respond to at least one adequate trial of a first-line antidepressant medication or psychotherapy. Antidepressant medicines unchanged for 4 weeks before joining, with no plan to change them during the first 28 days.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Pacemaker, ICD or metal implant inside the skull
  • Pregnant, planning pregnancy during the study, or nursing
  • Schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, depression with psychotic features, or bipolar disorder
  • Moderate or severe alcohol or drug use disorder
  • Epilepsy, renal failure or porphyria

Read by machine on 9 Nov 2026.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Have intracardial lines (pacemaker or ICD) intracranial metallic implant
  • Currently receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
  • Have any physical or psychological symptom, medication or other relevant finding at Screening or Baseline, based on the clinical judgment of clinical/medical study personnel, that would make a participant unsuitable for the study

Other illness

  • Meet ICD-10 criteria for schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders, including MDD with psychotic features (except substance/medication-induced or due to another medical condition), or Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder and bipolar disorder NOS, or a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders
  • Meet ICD-10 criteria for a moderate or severe alcohol or drug use disorder (excluding caffeine & nicotine). Participants with a diagnosis of alcohol or drug use disorder within the past 3 months will be excluded
  • Have presence of any psychiatric condition or symptom judged by the PI (or designee) to be a more significant clinical problem than MDD for the participant
  • Have an allergy or intolerance to any of the materials contained in either drug product
  • Have an unstable medical condition
  • Have epilepsy
  • Have renal failure

Other

  • Current pregnancy, or intend to become pregnant during the study or who are currently nursing.
  • Have porphyria
  • Use bensodiazepines
  • Use dextrometorphan
  • Use memantine
  • Use ketamine

Who the study is looking for

  • The subject has given their written consent to participate in the trial.
  • For female subjects of fertile age, adequate contraception should be used.
  • Signed informed consent
  • Are at least 18 years old at the time of written informed consent
  • Are able to read, speak, and understand Swedish
  • Are able and willing to adhere to study requirements, including attending all study visits, preparatory and follow-up sessions, and completing all study evaluations
  • Are able to swallow capsules
  • Meet ICD-10 criteria for a diagnosis of a major depressive disorder and are currently experiencing a major depressive episode of at least a 30-day duration at the time of the screening
  • Have sustained moderate-severe depression symptoms at screening, as defined by a screening MADRS total score ≥ 20.
  • Failure to achieve clinical response with at least one adequate trial of a first line antidepressant medication or psychotherapy.
  • Unchanged antidepressant medications for 4 weeks prior to enrollment and the patient have no intention of changing medications during the first 28 days of the study.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu)

Sites (7)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Sahlgrenska University Hospital-Vaestra GoetalandsregionenGoteborgSwedenRecruiting
Region Skane Helsingborg HospitalHelsingborgSwedenRecruiting
Sjukhusen I Vaester-Vaestra GoetalandsregionenKungalvSwedenRecruiting
Region Skane Skanes UniversitetssjukhusLundSwedenRecruiting
Region Oerebro LaenOrebroSwedenRecruiting
Region Stockholm – SLSOStockholmSwedenRecruiting
Uppsala University HospitalUppsalaSwedenRecruiting

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