NCT06423430Recruiting
Treatment ResistAnt Depression Subcallosal CingulatE Network DBS (TRANSCEND)
Treatment ResistAnt Depression Subcallosal CingulatE Network DBS
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bilateral stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate white matter (SCCwm) using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as an adjunctive treatment of non-psychotic unipolar Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 May 2024
- Start date
- 11 Sept 2024
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT06423430
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From 11 Sept 2024 to the primary completion date, Apr 2027
- 26 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Current and ongoing use of neurostimulation treatment that may interfere with DBS therapy/system.
- Treatment with another investigational device or investigational drugs.
Other illness
- Presence of other anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that could limit participation in the study or interfere with adherence to the study protocol.
- Current or lifetime history of psychotic features in any Major Depressive Episode.
- Has an intracranial Central Nervous System disease that impairs motor, sensory or cognitive function or that requires intermittent or chronic medication.
- Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder or Alcohol Use Disorder without sustained remission (12 months or longer).
Other
- Pregnant or those who plan to become pregnant during study
- Significant acute suicide risk.
Who the study is looking for
- The patient must be diagnosed with non-psychotic unipolar Major Depressive Disorder.
- The patient must be in a major depressive episode for ≥12 months or have had at least 3 lifetime depressive episodes.
- The patient has tried and failed a minimum of four different types of antidepressant treatments as measured by a tool designed for this purpose.
- Depression medication and treatment regimen must be stable for a minimum of 4 weeks before the first baseline visit
Age in the registry: 22 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (26)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Austin | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham - Dept. of Psychiatry Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Recruiting |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Recruiting |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Recruiting |
| Medical University of South Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Rush University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Recruiting |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Recruiting |
| The Ohio State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Recruiting |
| The Methodist Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Med. Ctr. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| Indiana University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Recruiting |
| USC University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Recruiting |
| UCLA Department of Psychiatry Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Recruiting |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milwaukee | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minneapolis | United States | Recruiting |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Brunswick | United States | Recruiting |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
| Pennsylvania Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Recruiting |
| Mayo Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Recruiting |
| University of California at Davis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sacramento | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Utah Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Recruiting |
| Washington University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Recruiting |
| USF Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Recruiting |
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