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NCT04278521Active, not recruiting

Mechanism of Action of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is an observational neuroimaging study assessing the effects of TMS on the brains of patients with unipolar depression.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
54 (actual)
First submitted
18 Feb 2020
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion date
Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT04278521

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 54
  • From Nov 2011 to the primary completion date, Jun 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Comorbid DSM-IV primary diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia or dementia.
  • Substance use disorder (abuse or dependence) with active use within the last 3 months
  • Severe or unstable medical illness.

Other

  • MRI contraindications as determined by MGH department of radiology.

Who the study is looking for

  • Males and females between the ages of 18-80
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of Depressive Episode
  • Patients requiring TMS treatment as part of their psychiatric care

Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Massachusetts General Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status

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