NCT07512284RecruitingPhase 2
Mindfulness Engaged Neurostimulation for Depression (MEND II)
Mindfulness Engaged Neurostimulation for Depression
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an FDA-approved therapy for treatment resistant depression (TRD) that involves brief magnetic stimulation pulses on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) brain region. But studies of rTMS alone show remission rates of \~30%. Additionally, rTMS has not been shown to improve cognitive functioning that may be an independent factor predicting treatment success. This study will develop a novel multimodal treatment, which combines intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) - a type of rTMS with digital mindfulness training to engage brain plasticity, enhance cognition and alleviate depression symptoms in individuals with TRD.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 30 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 1 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Apr 2029
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT07512284
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Apr 2029
- 1 site 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
- Concomitant neurological disorder or a history of a seizure disorder.
Other illness
- Any psychotic disorder or current active psychotic symptoms.
- Patients who have intracranial implants, other medical device or condition deemed unsafe for TMS.
Other
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Medically unstable patients.
- Exhibiting current suicidal behavior rating on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Contraindication to MRI scanning.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of major depressive episode (MDE, in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5), in the context of unipolar major depressive disorder.
- At least one failed antidepressant medication trial at level 3 in the Antidepressant -Treatment History Form: Short Form (ATHF-SF) classification.
- Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Score \>19 (moderate - severe depression).
- No increase or initiation of new antidepressant therapy in the four weeks prior to screening.
- Demonstrated capacity to give informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Health Psychiatry Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Recruiting |
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